Disturbing. 1 in 50 Americans Morbidly Obese:
The number of extremely obese American adults — those who are at least 100 pounds overweight — has quadrupled since the 1980s to about 4 million. That works out to about 1 in every 50 adults.
The accompanying graphic from the CDC shows obesity more than doubling since 1986 and severe obesity almost quadrupling.