The number of obese Americans was 50% lower
Just 13.4% of Americans between the ages of 20 and 74 were at or above the obese weight level in 1960. That number rose by about 1% between the years of 1971 and 1974, but made a substantial increase up to 38.2% of the population by 2014. Further, extreme obesity was seen in 1 in 13 adults as of 2014.
