A new study of the world's rich countries says that America's fatness levels will increase from the current 70% to more than 75% by the year 2020, but other nations are working hard to catch up -- including our neighbors in Canada (6th fattest) and Mexico (2nd place). According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which studies the gross habits and economies of "rich nations," only a few Asian countries will have any non-obese people a decade from now. (Many people in poor countries will continue to starve, however.)
“Food is much cheaper than in the past, in particular food that is not particularly healthy, and people are changing their lifestyles, they have less time to prepare meals and are eating out more in restaurants,” said Sassi, a former London School of Economics lecturer who worked on the report for three years.
I'm having a hard time seeing how this report could have taken three years.
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“Food is much cheaper than in the past, in particular food that is not particularly healthy, and people are changing their lifestyles, they have less time to prepare meals and are eating out more in restaurants,” said Sassi, a former London School of Economics lecturer who worked on the report for three years.
I'm having a hard time seeing how this report could have taken three years.