Many Have Gained And Few Have Lost

It isn’t stop-the-presses news that many Americans are gaining weight. What’s striking is the degree to which weight gain is the norm in all sorts of demographic niches, including ones you’d expect to be slim. Recent Gallup polling tells the tale.

Among adults who describe their diet as “not healthy,” those who’ve gained weight during the past five years outnumber those who’ve lost weight by 50 percent to 12 percent. The numbers aren’t much different for those with a “somewhat healthy” diet, with gainers outnumbering losers by 47 percent to 16 percent.