Obesity has been steadily on the rise across the planet for the last few years.
In fact, studies have shown that the number of obese people across the globe has doubled in the last two decades.
This can easily be blamed on easy access to junk food and sedentary lifestyles.
While there's nothing wrong with having some curves or enjoying your partner's love-handles, when a person's weight gets out of hand, it brings with it severe health problems including diabetes and heart problems and, at its extreme, can even be a cause of death.
Did you know that obesity claims over 3.4 million lives every year?
Interestingly, there are certain countries that stand out for having higher rates of overweight people than the average and, if you keep on watching, you may be surprised to discover which countries weigh heaviest on the scale, in this episode of the infographics show, Fattest Countries in the World.
10 - United States of America.
It may not come as a surprise to anyone to find the USA on this list since 31.8% of its population is currently classified as obese.
Renowned for being the birthplace of McDonald's,Coca-Cola and Dunkin' Donuts, the USA is infamous for its unhealthy diet and its supersized people.
As the country to whom most other countries look up to,
