Number of morbidly obese growing rapidly

So?

"'The proportion of people at the high end of the weight scale continues to increase at a brisk rate despite increased public attention on the risks of obesity and the increased use of drastic weight loss strategies such as bariatric surgery,' said Roland Sturm, an economist at Rand Corporation, a nonprofit research institute.

'The explosion in the use of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery has made no noticeable dent in the trend of morbid obesity,' Sturm added in a statement."

These are compelling reasons to stop offering flawed interventions like bad weight loss advice and unindicated procedures like almost all baritric surgeries.

The numbers will then decrease naturally.