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Originally Posted by usshelena725

The United States typically falls around 15th or 16th when it comes to obesity or BMI rates. For children, the United States ranks 148th - nearly at the bottom. America doesn't even meet the minimum to sustain a population without immigration (Birth rate in America is 1.87 and population replacement is 2.1).

Sources:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2054rank.html

https://www.nationmaster.com/country...ple/Birth-rate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...fertility_rate

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...the-world.html

https://www.oecd.org/els/health-syst...pdate-2017.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ody_mass_index

From one of the articles you posted:

Though America is not the most obese country in the world, North America still continues to lead the charts. While a majority of other countries that top of the list are small and sparsely populated countries. Mexico and the US continue to top the list in recent years trading spots for number 1 in North America. The United States is the most obese country in North America with 36.2% of its population having a body mass index of over 30.0. Nearly 78 million adults and 13 million children in the United States deal with the health and emotional effects of obesity every day. According to the CDC an average adult is 26 pounds heavier now than in the 1950’s.

Yeah, ever go to the South? The obesity rates are absolutely off the charts. People are so infatuated by their material lives and by marketing that tells them they have to marry and have kids and buy all sorts of stuff and work jobs where they don't have any time to take care of themselves. It's sad. 15th or 16th worst, in the world, is pretty bad.