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Eventually everyone will be fat?

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By 2048, all American adults will be overweight if trends of the last 30 years continue, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Is this alarmist, or just alarmingly possible?

Cathy Gulli is a writer at Maclean’s, where she often covers national, health, science and society issues. She joined the magazine in 2005, after reporting on business and news at the National Post.

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