You're right about the stats not making sense. The first line states: "The U.S. adult obesity rate passed the 40 percent mark for the first time, standing at 4

You're right about the stats not making sense. The first line states: "The U.S. adult obesity rate passed the 40 percent mark for the first time, standing at 42.4 percent" Then just a couple of paragraphs later: "Mississippi has the highest adult obesity rate in the country at 40.8 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 23.8 percent. Twelve states have adult rates above 35 percent." It is impossible for the national obesity rate to be 42.4 percent if no state has an obesity rate above 40.8 percent.