eating the world

Obesity has become a SERIOUS issue all around the world, for both adults and children. Obesity can cause serious health risk such as high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and depression. Although many people like to point the finger at the USA as being the only country with problems, this list tells otherwise.

Here are the top 10 nations fighting against obesity:

  1. American Samoa: the Pacific Islanders abandoned their traditional foods and began to eat cheap processed foods from the West, it is affecting their weight. About 93.5 percent of the nation is overweight.
  2. Kiribati: Can believe that processed foods are being sold cheaper in Kiribati than their native foods? This has caused 81.5 percent of the nation to be obese.
  3. United States: All our processed, high-fructose corn syrup and fast foods are showing in our waistlines. About 66.7 percent of the United States is overweight.
  4. Germany: They are not too far behind the U.S. Their infamous beers and fatty foods have about 66.5 percent of the nation fighting against obesity.
  5. Egypt: Their religious beliefs to not allow women to exercise have put them at high risk of obesity. About 66 percent of this nation is overweight.
  6. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Smoking, drinking and eating unnatural foods has caused 62.9 percent of this nation to be overweight.
  7. New Zealand: This nation has become of the laziest according to a medical journal, The Lancet. New Zealand spends half of their annual healthcare budget on obese people. About 62.7 percent of the nation is overweight.
  8. Israel: The media is playing a significant role in childhood obesity in this nation. Children are buying more candy and sugary drinks while sitting at home watching TV almost all day. This nation has about 61.9 percent of children overweight.
  9. Croatia: Can you believe they have the third fattest men in the world? Being overweight is celebrated in Croatia with feasts that include lots of beef. This nation is about 61.4 percent overweight.
  10. United Kingdom: They have taken 3rd place in European nations that lack exercise. The government is trying to help their citizens see how much their fast-food outlets are affecting the nation. United Kingdom is about 61 percent overweight.

Resources:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/worlds-fattest-places-2122787.html

http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/13865

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/why-are-israeli-kids-becoming-obese-1.2199

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2175406/The-global-fat-list-Where-stand.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2408931/Britains-obese-continue-weight-despite-drop-nations-overall-obesity-rate.html

 

 

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