Obesity and overweight in Mexico
MSc. Fabiola Gutierrez Orozco, February 11, 2009.
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico.
Email: fabigtz@hotmail.com
One of the activities in which Mexico has been superior to the US was soccer, but even that has changed in recent years. Mexico has, however, managed very recently to beat the US in something else. But don’t get excited, as we are not (yet) the first economy in the world. Instead, we are talking about being obese and overweight. Mexico now holds the first place in the world for obesity and overweight rates in the world, followed by the US who held that place for a long time. A year ago, BBC news reported that in ten years, 90% of the population in Mexico could suffer from obesity and overweight. Today, that future does not seem so far away. In 2010, seven out of ten adults in Mexico are either obese or overweight, and the panorama looks even worst for children.... Read more
