What are we going to do to stop this epidemic of the second leading cause of preventable death in our country? Its not only Americans by the way:
I can see that Jordan and some pacific islands are fatter ; I also learnt that there are more fat chicks in the US than there are fat dudes. This trend is copied worldwide.
Obesity in the developing world can be seen as a result of a series of changes in diet, physical activity, health and nutrition, collectively known as the 'nutrition transition.' As poor countries become more prosperous, they acquire some of the benefits along with some of the problems of industrialized nations. These include obesity.