The percentage of Americans who were either obese or overweight stood at 62.9% in 2014. Overweight people have moved into the more serious obese category.

The percentage of Americans who are either obese or simply overweight stood at 62.9 percent last year. And more overweight people passed over into the more serious obese category, Gallup said. Americans who have a body mass index of 30 or higher are classified as obese.
Gallup said that obesity rates rose in particular among people over age 45 and among women.
As in previous years, African Americans, the poorest Americans and people living in southern states like Mississippi or Louisiana are the most likely to suffer from obesity.
Obese people also enjoy less "well-being," calculated with a related poll that takes into account personal, social and financial factors.
The Gallup poll involved 176,702 American adults and was conducted from January 2 through December 30, 2014. It had a margin of error ranging from one to four percentage points, depending on the size of the state being studied.
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