The Expanding Nation.

“This shows the percentages of the U.S. population medically defined as obese, which means a body mass index of 30 or greater…By now everyone knows obesity is a serious issue, but it always helps me to see things moving and in color, and makes the ‘epidemic’ terminology make sense.“

A troubling GIF captures twenty-five years of expanding waistlines in America. “Meanwhile, through 2012, no state has met the CDC’s nationwide goal to reduce obesity to 15 percent.” Update: The states behind the curve? Everyone could be lying.