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America continues to get heavier. An analysis of data collected from 2007 to 2012 has found that 71 percent of Americans are obese or overweight. The picture is slightly worse for men, three-fourths of whom are overweight or obese. About 67 percent of women fall into one of those two categories. In all, nearly 35 percent of Americans are overweight, meaning that they have a body mass index between 25 and 29.9. This metric is a generally reliable way of estimating body fat percentage, though it can overestimate fat in athletes and those with a particularly muscular build.
Obesity rates have increased across the U.S. for both genders, all ages and ethnic groups; however, some groups are more severely affected than others. The prevalence of obesity among American adults was 35 percent in 2011 to 2012. However, among black Americans, the rate was 48 percent. The difference is even more striking among women, with 37 percent of all American compared to 57 percent of black American women classified as obese.