WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. adult obesity rate so far this year is at 27.1 percent, up from 26.2 percent in 2012 and higher than the 25.5 percent in 2008, a survey indicates.
However, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found slight declines in the percentage of Americans who are classified as overweight and normal weight.