People in the US and UK are obese–or at least many people are.
The problem has moved to Germany. Gallup says “Half of German adults are obese (13.7%) and overweight (36.4%), similar to the 54.5% in the United Kingdom, but significantly less than the 62.1% in the United States.”
Healthcare costs in the world’s fourth largest economy are about to got higher
Douglas A. McIntyre
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