113 Million Obese and 81 Million Overweight Cases in the US by 2022

The U.S. will continue to lead the trend of growing waistlines across the developed world, a new study predicted. Altogether, eight leading developed countries and Brazil will see an increase in obesity cases from about 167 million last year to 213 million by 2022. Brazil will be second to the U.S. in terms of obese residents by that year, with 64 million expected to be overweight and 26 million expected to be obese, according to the report. GlobalData, July 2013