You need a bank that has your back, 24-7-365. And with mobile and online banking from Washington Federal, you can bank on-the-go. Pay bills, check your balances, deposit a check and pay a friend. We make it easy.
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.
New Data. Adult Obesity in the United States. According to the most recent data released September 2015, rates of obesity now exceed 35 percent in three states (Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi), 22 states have rates above 30 percent, 45 states are above 25 percent, and every state is above 20 percent.iabetes in the United States. West Virginia has the highest rate of diabetes at 14.1 percent. Nine of the 10 states with the highest type 2 diabetes rates are in the South. The CDC projects that one-in-three adults could have diabetes by 2050.