The world’s 10 fattest countries: Canada is out, Palau is in

9 thoughts on “The world’s 10 fattest countries: Canada is out, Palau is in”

1. Cannot see the purpose of this article except to boast that Canada is no longer on the fat list. There are more important things to write about other than a country being fat or not fat. Write about crimes rates per country, abuse, different types of violence, murders, homeless, starvation, displaced peoples etc topics that need to be addressed so others can help where they can. Being fat or not, is not that important of a topic to write about in this day and age. We learned in the past that this very topic resulted in illnesses such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia etc…. so it did not have a positive effect on the world.

2. I think that these statistics and rankings mean little without mentioning what the average BMI of Canadians is. And even then, BMI is not a good measure of health, risk of heart disease, stroke, etc. Still, it’s wonderful that Canada is not in the top 10 (perhaps we are doing something right?!) and worthy of mention. It would also be good to support this information with something like -what are we doing right and how can we do more of it? Being fat or not (perhaps not phrased as such) is something essential to talk about, especially if health is of concern and sometimes things can be done about it.

3. Most bizarre article indeed. Just like Toronto Lif eto push the buttons eh ? Argentina fat ? Oh come on!! I rarely saw that huge over 70% fat u talked about who could be classified as fat there in over 8 weeks throught he country. Lets focus here on the meaning of FAT and the criteria…better yet.. WHY focus on this when the world is going up in smoke again – the EU is on fire, Ireland, Riots in Lisbon, spains over 20% unemployment etc etc

4. Why is it that Be Positive’s post is mostly negative?

   Great that our BMI is going down on average. It’s not final word on health, but we are better off as a country if we are lower on this list.

5. When I see a fat kid I feel dreadful for their future…I always then look at the parents and YES they are always fatter and setting the bad example. Proper food at school is no use if they go home and the mother makes five pounds of potatoes dripping in two pounds of butter for a family of four to go with a pork roast covered in fat. Desert is usually too much and too sweet. Educate the parents who grew up as fat kids. Reward the kids at school for every five pounds they take off. When families say they can’t afford to feed their kids and they are double the weight they should be then the worst thing you can do is up their income.

6. Good article. People need to look at their weight in regards to health and there’s a reason countries like Mexico are obiese. But don’t worry, there are still fat people in Canada. A Serbian girl I met at the beach while north of Toronto when I was 18 told me that people are fat here in Canada compared to where she was from. I didn’t really have a reference point and I didn’t like how she spoke but I appreciated her openness. And I don’t think much has changed since then. So how about more articles on why people continue to eat processed, fast food (krispy kreme is open for business at bahturst and harbord) and why the big companies are still allowed to sell it. Oh ya, the people running those companies don’t mind fat wallets.

7. To the critics…. The purpose of this magazine is to tell people about what is new in Toronto, be it culinary, cultural, current events, fashion, etc. To sit here and complain about something that was written in the “The Dish” section of the online publication, and to say that we should write about more important things such as displaced people, and homelessness is extremely silly and shortsighted. And no, articles about the epidemic of obesity do not make people anorexic. And why not celebrate that we aren’t in the top 10 fattest countries??? Being fit, healthy and active is important and if we are off the list then we must be doing something right.

8. Tim;
   Not sure about your comment that increasing their income will make them fatter–usually you see low income people looking like barges because fattening food in general is cheaper and more readily available than healthy food such as fresh vegetables and wild-caught fish.

9. Thanks, Wiley. I was about to say the same thing. If you look at inner city communities in places like NYC, you’ll see what that’s all about.

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