Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter

Question

More than three-quarters of Americans will be overweight or obese. Rates of diabetes would rise, too. That's bad news for cardiovascular health, despite the fact that people are doing better at avoiding smoking, and other risks.

Answer 1

From what I can tell, this is kind of true. The NPR article references an assistant professor of preventative medicine and cardiovascular health from Northwestern, giving validity to the article's findings - obesity is on the rise in America. These findings are also consistent with findings of other articles I found from varying sources, including Vox, the LA Times, and Trust for America's Health (a nonprofit health research-focused org). What your claim misses, though, is the time frame. Saying most Americans "will be obese and overweight" is too vague. This article was from 2011, and the future year the professor references is 2020, which has already come and gone. Other articles I found do suggest that obesity rates will continue to rise in the US up through 2030 (LA Times), but your claim is a little misleading because it lacks a reference to when more than 3/4 of Americans will be overweight/obese.

https://www.vox.com/2016/8/31/12368246/obesity-america-2018-charts

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-12-18/nearly-half-of-us-adults-will-be-obese-by-2030

https://www.tfah.org/article/nations-obesity-epidemic-is-growing-xx-states-have-adult-obesity-rates-above-35-percent-up-from-xx-states-last-year/#:~:text=(Washington%2C%20DC%20%E2%80%93%20September%2027,for%20America's%20Health%20(TFAH).

Comments

I really appreciate your use of multiple sourced to convey your points, especially with the quality of your sources