07 Oct 2012 9:34 PM:

This obesity situation is like so many issues reported by non-experts as being fact, but with no authoritative, convincing evidence to back up the "report" (which is actually only a "claim," not a true "report" which we would assume to be factual). To see what I mean, just Google the subject "Obesity around the world" or something like that in your own words, if you prefer, and select a few of the articles this brings you. I haven't found any in about four or five of those that I read that even include Spain in the top ten list. I've lived in Spain (Seville) since February 1994 and sure, I see lots of obese people. I also see many people whose size falls in all other zones of the scale from one extreme to the other. The proportion of obese people does indeed seem to be increasing, I agree, but I cannot say that I see the trend as having raised the problem to anything near what this article says - among the very worst in the world. The sky is not falling, Chicken Little - - - yet!

 

This message was last edited by Brewsie on 07/10/2012.
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