Nauru is the country with most overweight population

The country's population is under 10,000 inhabitants. The interesting thing is that Nauru people face a major health crisis because the majority of the people are obese.

Recently released data placed the tiny island republic at the top of the list of obese countries in the world today.

Over 96% of men and 93% of women are classified as overweight, while 85% of men and 80% of women falling into the obese category. Usually obesity is caused by a set of different factors, but one of the most serious reasons is genetic susceptibility. It may be called the bane of this nation's life.

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Sonny Beaudoin

I thought it was the United States. I guess we have to try harder.

Daniel Burns

They were all in the Stop and Shop in Warwick RI yesterday

jaijam

Leda Beck, exactly. And it's cheaper to buy a two litre of soda than a bottle of water.

Leda Beck

I don't think so... genetic susceptibility?? They probably had a healthy diet before the European colonizers and missionaries, followed by the US of course, landed there, and started corrupting the whole island, nowadays reduced to an environmental wasteland after a century of savage exploration of its phosphate mines. Check out Wikipedia on Nauru. The tragic history of the island probably included the introduction of cheeseburgers or some other typical American diet —and that's the reason they are now obese (same with Samoa, Hawaii, and other Pacific islands dominated by the US). :(

Eric Leif Peters

People of Polynesian ancestry gain weight quickly on a diet high in carbohydrates and fats. Their ancestors were able to accumulate fat for long voyages.