America Is No Longer The Fattest Country in the World

[Tails 6,692]

 

We did it, America!

According to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, the United States is no longer the world's fattest developed nation―Mexico is.

Nearly a third of Mexican adults (32.8 percent) are considered obese—people aged 20 and older whose body mass index (BMI) is 30 and above. That edges out the United States, where 31.8 percent of American adults are considered obese.

Syria at 31.6 percent, is the third fattest among developed countries, while Venezuela and Libya are tied for fourth at 30.8 percent.

Mexico's urban lifestyle and rising income levels coupled with malnourishment among the country's poor have helped it claim this unhealthy title.

“The same people who are malnourished are the ones who are becoming obese,” Abelardo Avila, a physician with Mexico's National Nutrition Institute, told the Global Post. “In the poor classes we have obese parents and malnourished children. The worst thing is the children are becoming programmed for obesity. It's a very serious epidemic.”

Diabetes kills an estimated 70,000 people a year in Mexico—"or roughly equal to the deaths authorities say are caused by more than six years of the country's gangland wars," the Post noted.

About 12 percent of the world's total population is obese, according to the U.N. report.

The world's fattest nation overall is Nauru, a South Pacific island where a staggering 71.1 percent of its 10,000 inhabitants are obese.

The U.N. report does not include data for American Samoa, which has been tabbed in the past as the world's fattest country. According to a 2010 World Health Organization report, nearly all of that Pacific island's inhabitants (95 percent) are considered overweight.

On the other end of the scale is Japan, the thinnest developed country. Just 4.5 of Japanese adults are considered obese, the U.N. says.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/america-fattest-obese-un-144341236.html

Edited July 10, 2013 by Tails

[Sora 2,184]

Good job murica

[Javelin434 3,164]

[Shard the Gentleman 2,891]

Way to go, guys!

[Taeyeon 1,137]

Cheer, cheer everybody

[Sora's Baby 729]

Haha England!

[Junko 2,815]

i am somewhat in shock but yay

[KeybladeMasterBalo 504]

It's sad for my Country Mexico but congrats for you America hope Mexico gets to delete this title someday, I have faith, trust and somehow pixie dust

[Noobles 301]

Just by 1%.

 

Congratulations to the American people. 

[Sora96 17,256]

America's still very, very fat.

[Col.Random 3,683]

so you guys sent McDonald's to expand in Mexico?

[xxClouDxxmoon 901]

Whats with all of the congratulations? Americas barely in 2nd place, and did Americas % go down, or did Mexicos go up?

[Ghost 1,857]

Good work guys.

Now let all of us AMERICANS celebrate with McDonald's and Wendy's because fck Burger King.

[Jiraiya's Disciple 631]

Wow 31 percent I didnt know it was that bad

[Rob 5,571]

I remember when America was skinny.

[Ghost 1,857]

I remember when America was skinny.

When were you born? 3000 BC?