In high-income countries, such as the U.S., the rate of increase in BMI has actually been slowing, even beginning to level off. But that improvement masks new dangers.

Egypt has one of the highest obesity rates among larger countries, with 44% of adults classified as obese. Economic factors, including high food inflation, have pushed many Egyptians towards low ...

In this piece, we will take a look at the 20 most obese developed countries in the world. For more countries, head on over to 5 Most Obese Developed Countries in the World. While not commonly ...

In this piece, we will take a look at 25 countries with the highest rates of obesity. If you want to skip our analysis of how obesity affects productivity and some drugs that are quite promising ...

American Samoa has been named as the most obese nation around the world, new data has shown. Recent figures from the World Health Organization have revealed that 75% of the population in the ...

To better understand which countries have the highest obesity rates in the world, here is the information for you.

Changes in underweight For almost all countries, the increase in combined thinness and obesity was driven by increasing obesity. Decreases were due mostly to declining rates of underweight.

According to information collated by World Data on the average breast size worldwide, your bust might be a telling indication of your overall health.

In Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security A study found that loan officers in Uganda, where information is scarce, were more likely to offer credit to heavier-looking people.

Today, 35% of Americans are considered obese, a jarring figure that prompted the OECD to recently label the United States the most obese country in the world.

Obesity isn’t just a rich-country problem. For several years now, obesity rates have been rising faster in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries, in both urban and rural ...

As a pediatric endocrinologist, I am acutely aware of our country's surging and highly alarming childhood obesity rates. What has been a growing epidemic for decades has catapulted into a full ...