# In 1960-62, the average man weighed 166.3 pounds. By 1999-2002, the average had reached 191 pounds.
# Similarly, the average woman's weight rose from 140.2 pounds to 164.3 pounds.
# The National Center for Health Statistics reported a dramatic increase in weight when measured by body mass index, a scale that takes into account both height and weight. Average BMI has increased from about 25 to 28 during the past 40 years.
# Two-thirds of Americans (over 64%) are overweight. Almost one-third is obese.
# According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s report (issued in December 2001) more than 60 percent of U.S. adults are considered overweight.
# The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that obesity is responsible for more than 325,000 deaths a year.
# About 27% of Americans are classified as obese, which reflects a rise by 50% in the last 10 years. Even more startling, a recent study published in USA Today predicts that number will increase to 40% by the year 2005.