Did You Know? #33

Which developed nation has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults?

According to a new report from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, the United States is no longer the world's fattest developed nation -- Mexico is. Nearly a third of Mexican adults (32.8%) are considered obese -- people aged 20 and older whose body mass index (BMI) is 30 and above. That edges the United States, where 31.8% of American adults are considered obese. About 12% of the world's total population is obese, according to the U.N. report. The world's fattest nation overall is Nauru, a South Pacific island where a staggering 71.1% of its 10,000 inhabitants are obese. On the other end of the scale is Japan, the thinnest developed country. Just 4.5% of Japanese adults are considered obese. Here is the complete list of the top ten:

1 - Mexico, 32.8%
2 - United States, 31.8%
3 - Syria, 31.6%
4 (tie) - Venezuela, 30.8%
4 (tie) - Libya, 30.8%
6 - Trinidad & Tobago, 30.0%
7 - Vanuatu, 29.8%
8 (tie) - Iraq, 29.4%
8 (tie) - Argentina, 29.4%
10 - Turkey, 29.3%