US not the fattest nation anymore

[ThomasDenton 79]

http://now.msn.com/mexico-is-worlds-fattest-country-united-nations-report-says?ocid=ansnowex

 

But of course the new fattest nation is our neighbor, Mexico.

[Deleted Account 5,203]

http://now.msn.com/mexico-is-worlds-fattest-country-united-nations-report-says?ocid=ansnowex

 

But of course the new fattest nation is our neighbor, Mexico.

 

This does not jive with data I have. My data source pegs the U.S. as 7th, behind Mexico and 5 tiny Pacific Island nations (Tonga #1).

[Hacker 82]

Shoot, we can't be world leaders in nothing any more.

[swva_fan 91]

This does not jive with data I have. My data source pegs the U.S. as 7th, behind Mexico and 5 tiny Pacific Island nations (Tonga #1).

 

I believe they're only considering developed nations.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/america-fattest-obese-un-144341236.html

[ThomasDenton 79]

I believe they're only considering developed nations.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/america-fattest-obese-un-144341236.html

 

That's what I'm thinking. It's a lot easier to take the number 1 spot in this subject if you're a tiny, poor, and underdeveloped nation (low population and no money or knowledge to prevent something like this) as opposed to a developed, populous nation with plenty of money and knowledge. That's why they only look at the more developed nations (and as crappy as Mexico can be, it's still a lot more developed, a lot more populous, and has a lot more money and knowledge than most tiny island nations).

[GMan 3,569]

I blame myself for this...lost that nagging extra 30 pounds I've carried around for the last 25 years...