The world is constantly changing. New vehicles, gadgets, food products are appearing, but people are also changing and not for the better, in particular, they are rapidly gaining weight.
We are used to thinking that the fattest nation in the world is the Americans. However, recent studies show that the picture in the world has changed somewhat.
World statistics
According to a WHO study, about a third of the world's population is overweight. Moreover, the leadership of the United States took the countries of the Middle East. It is estimated that by 2025, about 2.7 billion people will be obese. In this case, an extreme form of obesity will be in 17%, and overweight will be about 46%.
Degrees of obesity by deviation from body mass index
To make it clearer how the rating of fat nations is compiled, you should deal with the classification.
In the first stage of obesity, human body weight is increased from 10 to 29%. In the second stage, the indicator varies from 30 to 49%.
In the third stage, the person's weight is increased to 90%. And the fourth stage is already critical - from 100% or more.
To calculate the norm, you should use the following formula:
100 is subtracted from the person’s growth indicator (cm). Then, 10% for men and 15% for women are deducted from the received figure. The resulting figure is the normal weight for a particular person.
Leader in rating
Oddly enough, but today the fattest nation in the world lives in Kuwait. The percentage of obese people in the country is 42.8%. Although local doctors claim that the situation is much worse. Only 12% of Kuwaiti BMIs are below 25.
It is believed that the whole problem lies in the 1991 war. Then the British military brought a cult of fast food to the country, and the local population is still not aware of the problem.
Saudi Arabia
Another Gulf country affected by obesity. There are about 35.2% of fat people here.
Why did the population of such a rich state become the fattest nation in the world? Doctors are sure that Saudi Arabia is too conservative, only recently girls were allowed to play sports in schools. 37% of the female population under 40 have problems with being overweight, and after 40 years, women are obese in 70% of cases.
Egypt
Another country in the ranking of the thickest nations on the planet. The percentage of the obese population is 34.6. At the same time, the indicator has grown over the past 30 years. Egyptian men watch their figure a little more, and among them about 64.5% are fat, women have more problems, about 76% are obese.
The remaining seven
The rating of the thickest countries in the world is as follows:
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4 |
Jordan |
34.3% |
In the country, as in most others, the main problem is fast food. At the same time, the percentage of women with more weight is more and is 60%. According to statistics, girls aged 15 to 20 years are unemployed, they do nothing, neither sports, nor studies, and it is among them the most fat |
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5 |
UAE |
33.7% |
The government is actively working with the public. Slimming competitions are often held, and the prize is gold. Also, a ban on the size of supersize in fast food has been introduced. This is a great example of a country really trying to deal with a problem. |
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6 |
South Africa |
33.5% |
South Africans were not only in the ranking of the thickest nation in the world, but also became leaders in the whole Sahara. And everything is connected with orientation to the western way of life. Moreover, the local mentality suggests the cult of a fat man and is a standard of wealth |
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7 |
Mexico |
32.8% |
The problem in the country still began in the 80s of the last century. Gradually, the displacement of natural products by processed foods began. However, the local Congress has an aggressive policy towards obesity. New laws are introduced to limit the amount of sugar in foods. For “harmful” high taxes are introduced. The President promises that in the next 10 years the trade in “harmful" products will be significantly reduced, and taxes from them will go to the treatment of obese people |
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eight |
USA |
31.8% |
This country can no longer be called the thickest, but it is the thickest superpower in the world |
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nine |
Venezuela |
30.8% |
Local authorities do not quite agree with the global indicator and are confident that the number of obese people is much higher, which is at least 38%. And 20 years ago, Venezuela suffered from malnutrition |
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ten |
Trinidad and Tobago |
30.0% |
Studies at the Caribbean Institute of Nutrition and Food have shown that the growth of obese people in a country depends entirely on the growth of the fast food industry. Moreover, the problem of heavy weight is more often encountered by children. In the Caribbean, it is in this country that the most obese people are. |
The situation in Europe
According to studies conducted in 2015, the situation with obesity in Europe is critical.
Which nation is the fattest in Europe? The most dangerous situation in Ireland, WHO predicts that in 2010 the country will be 85% of women and 89% of men with obesity. Similar statistics have developed in Uzbekistan.
In the UK, the situation is slightly better, only 64% of obese women and 74% of men. When compared with 2010, the indicators were less:
- men with a large weight of 70%;
- women - 59%.
Studies have also shown that Greece, the Czech Republic, Austria and Sweden will face the problem of overweight in the near future. By the way, in Sweden, as of 2015, the number of obese people is least in relation to other European countries.
In the Netherlands, there are improvements in this area. According to forecasts, there should be 44% of women and 54% of men with obesity. In fact, the indicators are much lower: 43% of women and 49% of men.
And what about Russia?
According to some reports, in Russia the number of obese people has doubled in just 10 years. 50% of men and 60% of women are overweight.
According to the results of studies that analyzed data for 2011 and 2015, several problem regions were identified (the number of cases per 100 thousand people):
- Nenets Autonomous Okrug - 1, 031.96;
- Altai Territory - 975.90;
- Penza region - 678.0.
