Rising obesity rates among U.S. adults is back and it could be bigger than ever.
So far this year, the adult obesity rate is 27.2 percent, up from 26.2 percent in 2012, according to a new Gallup report.
Not only that, but Gallup notes that obesity rates have increased across almost all demographic groups, and the rate is on pace to surpass all annual average obesity rates since Gallup-Healthways began tracking in 2008.
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