I do not believe that.
I look at hundreds of shoppers in my neighborhood mall, every day, on my evening walk.
At the most - 10% of white adults are obese. Almost no Asian adults are obese.
go to walmart, about 90% are obese there unless your definition is skewed.
What about the black and red skin?
According to the CDC, nearly 40% of the U.S. adult population is obese.
This means more than 100 million American adults are obese, while 20 million adults have severe obesity. The new data also showed, severe obesity is higher among women compared to men.
This comes as the CDC released its state map of obesity rates. According to the data, in 2023, all U.S. states and territories had an obesity prevalence higher than 20% (one in five adults).