调查显示：美国人更胖了

< align=left>Americans are fatter than ever, with obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising, according to a study released on Monday. <BR>Only a concerted effort by state and federal government, schools and individuals will make a dent in the growing epidemic, the Trust for Americas Health reported.</P>< align=left>Obesity rates ranged from more than 17 percent in Colorado to more than 30 percent in Mississippi.</P>< align=left>"No state is doing well. We have seen a dramatic increase throughout the country," Jeff Levi, executive director of the nonprofit Trust, told reporters in a telephone briefing.</P><P align=left>"Poor nutrition and physical inactivity are robbing America of our health and productivity."</P><P align=left>Adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year and obesity rates did not fall in any states, the report said.</P><P align=left>"Rates of adult obesity now exceed 25 percent in 19 states, an increase from 14 states last year and 9 in 2005. In 1991, none of the states exceeded 20 percent," the Trust said in a statement.</P><P align=left>The group advocates a concerted effort to fight obesity in the United States, where more than 60 percent of adults are either obese or overweight.</P><P align=left>This would include changes in laws, including mandates on school lunches, requiring insurers to pay for weight loss programs and restoring physical education programs to schools.</P><P align=left>Children are especially at risk, the group said.</P><P align=left>"The rate of childhood obesity more than tripled from 1980 to 2004. Approximately 25 million children are now either obese or overweight," the report said.</P>