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It's simply not true that this trend isn't impacting other countries. Mexico is only 6% behind the US. The UK is 16%. Obesity is rising rapidly in South Korea - more than doubled in adult males between 2009 and 2019.

America pioneered the obesity epidemic, but a huge chunk of the rest of the developed world is doing their best to catch up.



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