CHICAGO – A new study reports that 78 percent of the nation is
considered obese, and having fat friends is a big reason. A team
of researchers at Harvard University contradicts other experts
who say the nation’s obesity rate has peaked at 34 percent of
the U.S. population. The latest findings show that 78% of the
country is obese and in ten years 99% of the country will be
obese (1% are models). “No matter what we do to change our diets
and alter our lifestyles, the fact is that we are all leading
more sedentary lives. Soon the majority of the country will have
a BMI over 30 and every American citizen will be 20-30 pounds
(at least) over their desired weight,” said Dr. John Malley of
Harvard. [BMI is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height
in meters squared. A person 5 feet 5 inches tall is classified
as overweight at 150 pounds (68 kg) and obese at 180 pounds (82
kg).] The finding is from the same group that reported in 2007
that if someone’s friend becomes obese, that person’s chances of
becoming obe