Americans grew fatter at a faster pace than residents of any other wealthy nation since 1980, during a period when obesity worldwide nearly doubled, researchers found.
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The findings about Americans and obesity add to evidence that the U.S. has a weight problem. About 68 percent of American adults are overweight, raising their risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer, according to the 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Almost 34 percent are obese.-
American Waistlines Expand at Fastest Pace Among Rich Nations, Study Finds
But, it's not just the good ol' USA...
The world is facing a "population emergency" as soaring rates of obesity threaten a pandemic of cardiovascular disease, scientists have warned.
The spread of Western fast food was blamed as the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru was named as the fattest in the world. Its average Body Mass Index is between 34 and 35, 70 per cent higher than in some countries in South-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
More than one in 10 of the world's population is obese – more than half a billion adults – and rates have doubled since 1980. The biggest increases are in the richer nations but almost every country has seen rates rise.-How tiny Nauru became world's fattest nation
All right, it looks as if America is not the fattest country in the world..for now.
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Definitely fat, definitely overweight.
ReplyDeleteFit and lean though with a broken body due to injuries.
ReplyDeleteCan still get a heart attack or stroke though.