There's a panic around obese children in the UK at the moment, but we're not alone. This data shows that Eastern Europe leads the way in overweight children, although the US has the highest number of obese men on the face of the planet, behind only the South Sea islands.
These figures are the latest available from the World Health Organisation, which has a searchable database of every possible health indicator in the world and is the most credible source available.
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