Today, numerous news oultets are telling the sobering story, as a nation we are simply maintaining our unhealthy weight.
The report suggests an additional 30 million Americans will be obese in 18 years. This would cost an additional $549.5 billion on medical expenditures, according to the report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
About 35% of U.S. adults are obese today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The obesity projections were released at the CDC's Weight of the Nation conference, which is focused on preventing this growing health problem. A four-part HBO documentary with the same title begins airing next week.
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