Statistics taken from both government and non-government sources have put America's obesity in numbers. In 2010 there were 72 million obese adults – that's 1 out of every 3. If this trend continues, 50% of the population will be obese by 2030. Mississippi had the highest obesity rate – 34.4% and Colorado had the lowest – 18.6%. In 2000 Americans spent $107 billion on fast food; in 2010 they spent $165 billion. Between the 1950's and 2000 meat consumption went up 57 pounds per person, cheese consumption went up 287% and sugar consumption went up 39%. It seems that Americans are "in-fat-uated" with food.
To diagnose obesity doctors had used Body Mass Index – a ratio of height to weight. However, BMI doesn't assess fat
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