Friday, February 4, 2011

How tiny Nauru became world's fattest nation - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent

How tiny Nauru became world's fattest nation - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent: "The world is facing a 'population emergency' as soaring rates of obesity threaten a pandemic of cardiovascular disease, scientists have warned.

The spread of Western fast food was blamed as the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru was named as the fattest in the world. Its average Body Mass Index is between 34 and 35, 70 per cent higher than in some countries in South-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa."

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