Getting fatter (in charts)
America is bursting at the seams. No major development there. In fact, the U.S. makes up only 5% of the global population but tallies 13% of the world’s obese, the largest percentage for any nation, according to a study from the Lancet medical journal.
The amount of calories Americans eat has jumped since the 1970s, and waistlines have grown accordingly, this research shows.
Here's how the problem looks in charts:
