Obesity Rises as Boomers Drive Up Rates

Adult obesity rose in 23 states last year, a new report says. Obesity rates didn’t fall in any state. And baby boomers are fatter than older adults, the Associated Press said. The report came from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It found that Mississippi still has the highest adult obesity rate, 32.5%. Three other states have rates of 30% or higher. In every state, the oldest baby boomers, ages 55 to 64, are heavier than people 65 or older, the report said. Obesity costs money when it comes to health care. Medicare spends $1,400 to $6,000 more each year for an obese person than for someone thinner, the report said.