In most cases, it is great being number one in many things. In most cases, it is not so great being the number two. For the case of the United States, while it is not number two, it is better than being number one.
One would ask: What is this person talking about?
The answer to the question is: The most obese nation. Mainly, the title of the most obese nation has been given to the United States. And then, it got divided up into ranks from the most obese to the least obese state in the country.
According to a new report, about three-fifths of adults living in Australia are classified as overweight. A little over one-quarter of adults are classified as obese. In the past, Australia was mid-ranking. Now, Australia stands at the top as the most obese nation in the world.
There is the estimation that there are at least nine million people that are either obese or overweight. Of all those that are obese, most of them are middle-aged. They are between the ages of 45 and 64. On a side note, the older they are, the higher the risks of heart attacks or other heart related illnesses and diseases.
There are several culprits for this trend. One, there has been not that much physical activity going on in the country. On top of that, there is a lot of food. There is a lot of food that is loaded with fat and sugar.
This also shows that obesity is now becoming an epidemic in Australia.
According to the body mass index (BMI), if it is over 25, you are defined as overweight. However, the BMI itself is flawed because it mainly takes fat in effect. It tends to neglect muscle mass.
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