Yes. According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity rates in the United States continue to rise each year. Between 1999 - 2000 through 2017 - 2018, the prevalence of obesity rose from 30.5 percent to 42.4 percent. In 2017 - 2018, 40 percent of all young adults between the ages of 20 and 39 were obese, while 44.8 percent of all middle-aged adults between the ages of 40 and 59 were obese.