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fliptop [soylentnews.org] writes:

In what may come as no surprise, the OECD reports [oecd.org] the U.S. also has the fattest kids and tops the charts in poor teen health [washingtonexaminer.com]:

In the obesity chapter, the United States is put at No. 1, ahead of 33 other nations, despite years of work by the Obama administration, the first lady and the Agriculture Department, which has been pulling sugar and salt out of school lunches.

The report shows that obesity in America has jumped since 2000 and that 35 percent of the nation is overweight. For comparison, 4 percent of Japanese and 25 percent of Canadians are obese.

The U.S. also tops the list of teens report in poor health, at 22 percent.

Worse, the U.S. soars over every other country in the number of obese and overweight children, at a whopping 38 percent. The next worse country is Canada, with a combined obese and overweight child population at below 25 percent.

The report also states the U.S. is among the nations with underperforming students, is second in murders and assaults, and is full of workaholics.

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