Here's a snapshot of some key findings from a National Center for Health Statistics survey on the prevalence of obesity in the United States:
*In 2009–2010, 35.7 percent of U.S. adults were obese.
*In 2009–2010, 16.9 percent of U.S. children and adolescents were obese.
*In 2009–2010, over 78 million U.S. adults and about 12.5 million U.S. children and adolescents were obese.
*Between 1999–2000 and 2009–2010, the prevalence of obesity increased among men but not among women.