I wonder if anyone has input on the methodology / presentation of data here. What actually happened is a number of states passed the "35%" threshold they chose.

I wonder if anyone has input on the methodology / presentation of data here. What actually happened is a number of states passed the "35%" threshold they chose. The timeframe is surprisingly short (2018-now), but the actual increase in obesity could be relatively low, and it just so happens that a significant number of states passed that threshold. To be sure, it's not trending in the right direction. And it's true that the number of states did double in a short time. But the absolute increase could be incredibly small.