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Mexico May Overtake US as Fattest Country

Obesity expands south of the border

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Mar 24, 2008 11:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – Mexico is the second-fattest nation after the US, and it could top the list within 10 years if waistlines continue to expand at the current rate. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican women and two-thirds of men are overweight, and diabetes is now the main cause of...   Read full story »

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