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Title: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:41:50 AM These statistics will surprise you. It is always said the United States is one of the most obese countries in the world. Guess again! Turns out the USA is only #8 on the list. So, who is at the top? The results may shock you…
10. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 30% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_01.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:42:14 AM 9. VENEZUELA: 30.8% OF POPULATION
(http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_02.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:42:39 AM This number, as reported in 2014′s Social Progress Imperative report, falls pretty shy of the Venezuelan government’s own much higher estimate of 38%.
8. UNITED STATES: 31.8% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_03.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:43:04 AM Well damn. So much for “USA #1″! At least I know I am personally doing something to contribute to that number. Well, I WAS. I’ve joined a gym. Sorry ‘Merica :(
7. MEXICO: 32.8% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_04.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:43:29 AM Last year’s reigning champs looking a bit thin this year as well…
6. SOUTH AFRICA: 33.5% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_05.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:43:54 AM “With thinness historically associated with disease and fatness with wealth and success, South African culture is a prime example of how this model is being turned on its head.”
5. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 33.7% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_06.jpg) Go to The NEXT Page for More Pictures >>> Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:44:19 AM “Last year, in a bizarre campaign only fitting of a city as opulent as Dubai, its government launched a 30-day weight challenge which rewarded weight loss with gold – literally. Qualifying contestants stood to win two grams of solid gold — worth about $90 — for every two kilograms they managed to lose in the name of fighting obesity”.
4. JORDAN: 34.3% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_07.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:44:42 AM “A 2010 report by the University of Jordan pit the obesity rate of Jordanian adult women near 60%, almost double the rate of men”.
3. EGYPT: 34.6% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_08.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:45:08 AM 10% of Egyptians drink five or more cans of soda daily.
2. SAUDI ARABIA: 35.2% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_09.jpg) Title: Re: Fattest Countries Of The World Post by: shahrukh on October 14, 2014, 12:45:42 AM With around 72% of the country’s over-40 demographic qualifying as clinically obese, the Saudi Kingdom will likely face enormous health challenges in coming years.
1. KUWAIT: 42.8% OF POPULATION (http://800015.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/informative/fattest_countries_world_10.jpg) When American troops arrived in Kuwait during the first Gulf War, so did American fast food. Who would have thought Kuwait?! Strange results! |