AdvertisementObesity Epidemic May Have Peaked In U.S.January 17, 2012Rob SteinfacebookEmailPeople stroll down a street in Montpelier, Vt., last summer. In 1995, 13.4 percent of Vermonters were considered obese. The figure climbed to 23.5 percent in 2011. The latest national data suggest the obesity epidemic has plateaued, however. (AP)