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Obesity rates in the US are at about 30%, which I don't think counts as "most". https://www.stateofobesity.org/adult-obesity/ https://www.stateofobesity.org/ad

• fat-people 7y ago
  When you think about what "obesity" actually means, 30% is a staggering number. Remember that being overweight is not the same as true "obesity" and that no individual finds their way to obesity without first being overweight for a time. Knowing population distribution curves for what they are, if 30% are obese, how many more are simply overweight?
• oska 7y ago
  The majority are obese or overweight. The GP comment forgot the second half of the formulation.
  • sjg007 7y ago
    60% are overweight or obese, which is the majority. Clearly we can survive on less.
    • oska 7y ago
      It's now reached the two thirds mark (67%) in some countries, including the US. This is the case in my own country of Australia where it's roughly one third normal weight, one third overweight and one third obese. [1] [1] https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4364.0.55.001~2017-18~Main%20Features~Key%20Findings~1 https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject...