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Stephanie Pappas

Has America's obesity rate plateaued?

A smashed bathroom scale.

Just over 40% of Americans are obese based on their BMIs, and that number has been on the rise since the mid-1970s. But a few new statistics suggest that the obesity rate is now plateauing, or even declining.

Could this mean America has hit its heaviest weight on the scale? Experts aren't so sure.

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