wtf America how do people allow themselves to get like this... [i]Percentage* of adults who were obese in: 1960: 13% 1980: 15% 1994: 23% 2000: 31% 2008: 34% 2010: 36% 2012: 35% *Note: Percentages are rounded Source: National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recent government data showed that obesity among U.S. adults is continuing to level off after several decades of skyrocketing growth. In 2012, about 34.9% of the people in this country were obese, roughly 35 pounds over a healthy weight. That was not significantly different from the 35.7% who were obese in 2010, according to Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time, another disturbing trend is emerging: The percentage of people who are extremely obese, that is roughly 100 pounds over a healthy weight, rose from 2.8% in 1994 to 4.8% in 2004 to 6.3% in 2010, according to the CDC.[/i]