Obesity
is not just a U.S. issue although Americans are still the fattest, a
Gallup poll finds. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which tracks
obesity in America, Britain and Germany monthly, found Americans are in
far worse shape than are Brits and Germans: 25% of Americans are obese,
compared with 20% of Brits and slightly more than 10% of Germans, the
index shows. Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980 and
being overweight or obese is the fifth-leading risk for global deaths,
killing about 2.8 million adults each year with the obese more likely to
suffer from chronic conditions, the World Health Organization said.
