The Friday File: Mexico, where 32.8% of the adult population is obese (BMI of 30 or higher), has edged out the US where 31.8% of the population is obese. The tragedy is that in Mexico, obesity is frequently associated with malnourishment. On the other end of the scale is Japan, where just 4.5% of adults are obese. Among continents, neither Australia nor Antarctica had any countries in the top 10.
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Scale It!
The Friday File: Obesity rates (BMI above 29) in the US vary from a low of 21% in CO to a high of 34% in MS. The South has the highest prevalence of obesity (29.4%) followed by the Midwest (28.7%), Northeast (24.9%) and West (24.1%). Among men, obesity and education are, unfortunately, not related, but women with college degrees are less likely to be obese than less educated women.