Individuals with BMIs of 25 and above are considered overweight, and those with BMIs of 30 above are considered obese. By those standards roughly ________ percent of adults in the USA are overweight, and ________ percent of adults in the USA are obese.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 73.6% of adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with about 42.4% classified as obese. None of the options provided exactly match these statistics, but option A, with 34% considered overweight and 39% considered obese, is the closest to the actual distribution when considering the structure of the question. However, it's important to note that the actual percentages are higher, indicating a potential misunderstanding in the question's formulation.

Individuals with BMIs of 25 and Above Are Considered Overweight