1 Pellicle (dental) , the thin layer of salivary glycoproteins deposited on the teeth of many species through normal biologic processes. 2  Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
SEATTLEâThe highest proportion of overweight and obese people â 13% of the global total â live in the United States, a country which accounts for only 5% of the worldâs population, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries.
The obesity rate was 25.5% in 2008 when Gallup and Healthways first began tracking it. The percentage of obese adults has fluctuated since then, but is now 2.2 percentage points higher than it was in 2008. Blacks Adults Still Have Highest Obesity Rate. Across major demographic categories, obesity rates are higher or stable thus far in 2014 compared with 2013.