America has finally been outdone—but not by much.
According to a report from the United Nations Food andAgricultural Organization, Mexico is now the world's fattestdeveloped nation.
Nearly a third of Mexicans (32.8 percent) are now consideredobese, due in part to the country's rising income levels andrampant consumption, the report notes. Nearly 70 percent of Mexicanadults are overweight, and childhood obesity in the country hastripled within the past decade.
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