American obesity rate hits new record

(NBC News) A new report reveals the adult obesity rate in the United States now stands at more than 42 percent, the highest it's ever been.  Twelve states have an obesity rate of more than 35 percent. "That's extremely alarming in terms of its medical implications," says John Auerbach, president and CEO of Trust For America's Health, the group that compiled the report.Those numbers are also likely still climbing.The pandemic has plunged millions of families into economic and food insec