US Is World’s Heaviest Nation
Here is one more reason why obesity and overweight need to be tackled on a war footing. They put undue pressure on Earth’s dwindling resources, say researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. This is because people’s weight - and not just the population size - determines the energy requirements of the human race.Using data from the United Nations and World Health Organization, the researchers, led by Professor Ian Roberts, computed a table of the heaviest and lightest nations. The heaviest nations:
1. The United States
2. Kuwait
3. Croatia
4. Qatar
5. Egypt
Question: Do you have a bias against people who are overweight?
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