The obesity scale weighs in and these statistics are tough to swallow…
Obesity levels are increasing globally and this infographic created by Clinic Compare shows clearly just how big of a problem obesity really is.
Using data collected by the CIA’s World Factbook the facts are laid out for us in black and white a colourful chart.
Ireland, we’ve been overindulging.
Yes, the good ol’ Emerald Isle is sadly more of an orange suggesting that 25% of the population (one-in-four people) are over weight.
The study shows that 700 million people across the world are obese, with the highest levels of obesity located in the Pacific Islands (American Samoa – 74.6%, Nauru – 71.1% and The Cook Islands – 63.4%).