The Most Obese Countries in the World

(Newswire.net — April 27, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — This is one top spot that no country wants to brag about, unfortunately, the issue of obesity has become a global crisis and many nations are now struggling to nip it in the bud. Both the developed and developing world are faced with this somewhat of a social epidemic problem but not every region has the resources to combat it very well. 

“On current trends, 2.7 billion adults worldwide will suffer from overweight and obesity by 2025,” states the World Obesity Federation. “Untreated, obesity is responsible for a significant proportion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including heart disease, diabetes, liver disease and many types of cancer. If we don’t take urgent action to treat or prevent obesity, the annual global medical bill for treating the consequences of obesity is expected to reach US$1.2 trillion per year by 2025.” 

Small developing nations, particularly small islands, are often unable to independently produce enough local food to meet the needs/wants of their citizen’s needs so in this modern era imports are essential. Unfortunately, these types of situations opens up their markets to cheap processed unhealthy foods, everything from fast food chains to packaged snacks flood their markets and dominate dietary habits. Adding poor diet to a relatively inactive lifestyle is a combination for obesity.

Meanwhile, America struggles with an increasingly obese society, it is actually not the nation in the worst position when looked at on a scale population percentage. The following data is presented according to the WorldAtlas.com article entitled The Most Obese Countries in the World published on February 16, 2018:

Countries with the Highest Prevalence of Obesity

Rank   Country                                  Percentage of Population that is Obese

1          Nauru                                      61.0

2          Cook Islands                            55.9

3          Palau                                       55.3

4          Marshall Islands                        52.9

5          Tuvalu                                     51.6

6          Niue                                        50.0

7          Tonga                                      48.2

8          Samoa                                     47.3

9          Kiribati                                     46.0

10        Micronesia                                45.8

11        Kuwait                                      37.9

12        United States of America            36.2

13        Jordan                                      35.5

14        Saudi Arabia                             35.4

15        Qatar                                       35.1

16        Libya                                       32.5

17        Turkey                                    32.1

18        Egypt                                      32.0

19        Lebanon                                  32.0

20        United Arab Emirates                31.7

It’s interesting to note so many Middle Eastern countries on the list as well. While imports of junk food and processed items are and issue, the blame has to be shared with the fact that people are less engaged in physical activities. One theory is that Pacific islanders are simply not physiologically designed to metabolize the large volumes of fat/carbs they’re currently consuming. Traditionally seafood had dominated their diets but somewhere along the lines things have changed. As for the Middle East, the temperament of the regions climate doesn’t lend hit to the vigorous exercise regime required to burn sufficient calories.

This worldwide issue is detrimental to the whole human race and has the potential to make mankind extinct, worst of all, it would be a self-inflicted fate. The gravity of the situation is heavy, literally and figuratively, so it’s critical to curb this obesity epidemic through proper diet and exercise. 

“Different methods for reducing weight using reduced calorie and fat intake combined with exercise have failed to show sustained long-term effects,” explains the U.S. National Library of Medicine research paper entitled Long-term effects of a ketogenic diet in obese patients. “Recent studies from various laboratories, including our own, have shown that a high fat diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (ketogenic diet) is quite effective in reducing body weight and the risk factors for various chronic diseases. The present study shows the beneficial effects of a long-term ketogenic diet.” 

Discipline is required to commit to any diet but good health is worth more than anything else so might as well shape up and take steps to improved health the ketogenic way. Thanks to ketosis, the process by which the body produces ketones that burn fat are energy, adopting a high protein/low carb diet allows the body to rely on its secondary fuel system to lose weight naturally. Additionally, there are exogenous ketones available such as the HealthyWiser™ KetoFast™ Supplement Powder to help induce ketosis and maximize its fat burning effect.