The british Register is
reporting:
Americans are getting fatter, faster than ever before, according to the latest figures from the non-profit Trust for America's Health.
The organisation found that the number of people classed as obese went up in 48 states between 2003 and 2004, taking the national average rate of obesity to a hefty 24.5 per cent.
They continue on to say:
We would have illustrated this with a pie chart, but fear this would only accelerate the crisis.
and only at the very end of the article do they note that
sadly, this is nothing for us Brits to feel too superior about. In the last twenty years, the number of obese adults in the UK has roughly doubled, and the trend shows no sign of abating.
Well harumph. I resemble that remark.