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Obesity: Why Americans keep expanding

March 16, 2025 Antarctica Journal

Why are Americans so fat—and getting fatter with every passing year? said Brian Stelter in The New York Times. Seventy percent of adults in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, and so are one third of children and teens. This week, HBO began airing a four-part documentary, The Weight of the Nation, that aims to serve as a “wake-up […]

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Americans are feeling gloomy. 71% say the U.S. is “on the wrong track, and 60% say it’s in a “state of decline.” Only 2% are “very satisfied” with the political system, while 79% are “very” or “somewhat” dissatisfied. Only 3% are “very satisfied with the economy, while 64% are “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied.

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