Top 10 Fattest Countries

Currently, more than 1 billion adults around the world are overweight, and at least 300 million of them are clinically obese. While obesity levels are below 5 percent in countries such as China, Japan, and certain African nations, many island nations are at the other end of the spectrum. In fact, 9 of the top 10 fattest countries in the world, according to a recent GlobalPost list, are island nations. The other one…you guessed it…the United States. Here is how the fattest nations stack up:

1) Nauru: 95 percent

2) Micronesia: 92 percent

3) The Cook Islands: 92 percent

4) Tonga: 92 percent

5) Niue: 84 percent

6) Samoa: 83 percent

7) Palau: 81 percent

8) United States: 79 percent

9) Kiribati: 77 percent.

10) Dominica: 76 percent