Receta The World’s Fattest Countries: A Commentary on Fat T&T

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I am not surprised that we are among the top 10 fattest countries in the world. In 2012, the average adult in Trinidad and Tobago weighed 159.92 lb. (Source). We were number 23 in the ranking of the fattest country. This year, we are ranked as the third fattest country in the world according to a UK study.

This study compared the average body mass index for adults around the globe. It stated that the average body mass index of men in Trinidad and Tobago is 26.6 and 30.6 for women . Compare this to Kuwait which was ranked as the first with the average body mass for men as 27.5 and 31.4 for women. How reliable is this statistic leaves for much debate. But the point remains, we are probably already an…