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n2doc

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Mon May 29, 2017, 06:28 PM May 2017

The U.S. is the most obese nation in the world, just ahead of Mexico

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fattest country in the world? Ouch.


The obesity rate for American adults (aged 15 and over) came in at a whopping 38.2%, which puts the birthplace of the hamburger and the Cronut at the top of the heftiest-nations-in-the-world rankings, according to an updated survey from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Running at a not-too-close second is border pal Mexico, with 32.4% of population considered obese, followed by New Zealand, Hungary and Australia (the U.K. comes in at No. 6). The skinniest nations are Japan, with a tiny 3.7% of the population tipping the scales, followed by India, Korea, Indonesia and China. And across much of Europe, less than 20% of the population can be considered obese, according to the survey that was released Thursday.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/the-us-is-the-most-obese-nation-in-the-world-just-ahead-of-mexico/ar-BBBiYf4?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

Led by mr. obese himself, Donald Trump.

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The U.S. is the most obese nation in the world, just ahead of Mexico (Original Post) n2doc May 2017 OP
USA! USA! USA! We're #1. Oops. 😜 nt Blue_true May 2017 #1
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