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    Top 15 Fattest Countries in the World

    The subject of the US having a lot of obese people was touched on in a couple of threads recently so I was curious where we and other countries ranked and why.


    -It's a fast life they say – fast food, fast love, fast transportation, fast communication and what not. The speed of our life has increased by a great extent and it is only going to increase further. Of course some great boons like longer life expectancy, new modes of transport and communication et al have come up but such a fast paced growth has also resulted in the fast increase in lifestyle problems, number one being obesity. Day after day, the problem is becoming graver. The most developed countries seem to be suffering more with such problems, in comparison to the developing or under-developed countries. But today, we can very well see that the developing nations are also facing the problem of increasing obesity. The most common reason for obesity is the increased consumerism and a sedentary lifestyle. With no outdoor activities, kids are forced to remain inside and become couch-potatoes and same goes for the adults.

    The following are the world's fattest countries...

    http://listovative.com/top-15-fattes...ies-world-rtr/

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    The list probably isn't that bad but the real killer is severe obesity, bmi=35, 40 or more. The difference between Norway and the US is marginal with bmi>25 but the percentage of morbidly obese people in the US is ten times as large as in Norway (bmi>40).

    Morbid obesity at 5'7" for instance, starts already at 255 pounds. To get away with being 300 pounds and not being morbidly obese, you have to be at least 6'1" tall. Enough said...

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