Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate that nearly three-fourths of adults in the US are overweight, with more than 40% meeting criteria for obesity (https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/). Overweight is now the norm. We can argue about the cut point at which excess body weight raises risks for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, other chronic conditions, and severe outcome of COVID-19, but these risks are elevated and exacerbate health inequality.1