Feds: America has never been fatter

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American adults are ignoring first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign and reaching for nachos from their perch on the couch. The proof: A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reveals that adult obesity has reached an all-time high of 29 percent.

According to just-released estimates from the January-September 2012 National Health Interview Survey, obesity among those 20 and older broke through the 29 percent line for the first time. Under Obama, adult obesity has increased a full percentage point.

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