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Where did your Grandparents come from?

Rjaatt

Fattest Countries in the World (Please list below the Country your Mother/Father/Grandparents are from- This will help you to understand why you are over weight! its in your DNA...

Globally, 39% of adults are overweight and 13% are obese, according to the World Health Organization. Here's a look at the countries with the highest percent of overweight adults (people age 15 and over). People are considered overweight if their body mass index (BMI) is 25 or higher and obese with a BMI or 30 or higher. (mine was 32) when I started I am now (27). in 15 months.

RANK COUNTRY % OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
1 Cook Islands 79.4
2 Qatar 77.8
3 Palau 77.6
4 Nauru 75.5
5 Kuwait 75.2
6 United Arab Emirates 73.1
7 Marshall Islands 72.7
8 United States 72.1 ( Kentucky) Mothers- Father and Mothers- Mother
9 Andorra 72.0
10 Niue 71.4
11 Bahrain 70.2
12 Tonga 69.9
13 Australia 69.9
14 Czech Republic 69.6
15 Tuvalu 69.6
16 Samoa 69.1
17 Canada 69.0
18 New Zealand 68.5
19 Malta 68.5
20 Israel 68.2

Rjaatt: Grandparents on Father side (13% are Obese Norwegian-18% Swedish & Dutch)
Rjaatt: Grandparents on Mothers side (18.0% are obese Kentucky and 37% Irish).

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