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Obesity Statistics: Half of the U.S. Population Will be Obese by 2030

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"By 2030, there will be an additional 65 million obese adults living in the U. S., and 11 million more in the U.K. That would bring the U.S. obese population up from 99 million to 164 million, roughly half the population."

Statistics Source: Freakanomics

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