HBO Poll: We’re Too Fat

• Tuesday Poll: A whopping 73 of 92 (80%) of respondents said they don’t buy fireworks here .

Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday. Obesity rates did not decrease in a single state last year, and the groups warned that the U.S. obesity epidemic must be addressed as lawmakers reform the nation’s health system/Reuters. More here .