More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese.

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Notes on verification

Multiple authoritative sources (CDC, NIDDK) consistently confirm that over 70% of U.S. adults are classified as overweight or obese based on BMI data.

Sources

Kennedy, Rollins Unveil Historic Reset of U.S. Nutrition ... (usda.gov)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db360.htm (cdc.gov)
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html (cdc.gov)
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity (niddk.nih.gov)

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