Within 10 years, nearly half of American adults will be obeseor very overweighta new report predicts. In addition, the researchers warned that one in four Americans will be severely obese. The new report used a federal study that lasted more than 20 years and included data from 6.3 million adults. The researchers made predictions for the future based on current trends. Their study corrects for a weakness in earlier studies. Before, research usually depended on national health surveys in which people often reported their weight as less than it really was. “It’s alarming,” said nutrition expert Dr. Lawrence Appel of Johns Hopkins University. He was not involved in the study. “We’re going to have some pretty awful problems” medically and financially because so many people weigh too much.
Title: Half of Americans Will Be Obese by 2030
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study that lasted more than 20 years and included data from 6.3 million adults.</span> <span data-start-time='35438' data-end-time='43146'>The researchers made predictions for the future based on current trends.</span> <span data-start-time='43146' data-end-time='48417'>Their study corrects for a weakness in earlier studies.</span> <span data-start-time='48417' data-end-time='61479'>Before, research usually depended on national health surveys in which people often reported their weight as less than it really was.</span> <span data-start-time='61479' data-end-time='70708'>“It’s alarming,” said nutrition expert Dr. Lawrence Appel of Johns Hopkins University.</span> <span data-start-time='70708' data-end-time='73833'>He was not involved in the study.</span> <span data-start-time='73833' data-end-time='84083'>“We’re going to have some pretty awful problems” medically and financially because so many people weigh too much.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/respond_to_a_survey.wav'><span>respond to a survey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/very_overweight.wav'><span>very overweight</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/future_predictions.wav'><span>future predictions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/half_of_adults.wav'><span>half of adults</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14215 data-hint-location='23729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/how_long_did_the_study_last.wav'>How long did the study last?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='20 years'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/20_years.wav'><span>20 years</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/6_million_adults.wav'><span>6 million adults</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/within_10_years.wav'><span>within 10 years</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/current_trends.wav'><span>current trends</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14216 data-hint-location='48417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3838/people_often_reported_their_weight_as__blank_.wav'>People often reported their weight as <span class='blank'>less than it really was</span>.</div><div class='choices' 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