"That's the highest anywhere."
Technically, this is incorrect; Nauru has has higher levels of obesity (84.7% for males and 92.8% for females). Apparently, introducing a high caloric diet (as a result of prosperity from phosphorous mining) on a population that is used to living on a low caloric diet does wonders for the inhabitants' wealth.
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"That's the highest anywhere." Technically, this is incorrect; Nauru has has higher levels of obesity (84.7% for males and 92.8% for females). Apparently, introducing a high caloric diet (as a result of prosperity from phosphorous mining) on a population that is used to living on a low caloric diet does wonders for the inhabitants' wealth. http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.na ture.com/nature/journal/v423/n6940/full/423599a.ht ml