Compared to other countries,the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. tends to be widely discussed due to population density. With nearly 320 million people as of 2014, it is certainly troubling to envision 70 percent of the U.S. population being obese.

Statistically speaking, the U.S. has the highest number of obese people when compared to all other countries in the world. Out of desperation, many are turning to pills such as Garcinia Cambogia, that often don’t do anything but help sales. According to a 2014 study published in the esteemed medical journal The Lancet, less than 40 percent of the global population can be classified as obese; this statistic makes the U.S. obesity rate appear even more troublesome, particularly with regard to the youth demographic.

Nearly 30 percent of girls and 29 percent of boys in the U.S. can be classified as being obese, which is major problem when the same rate around the world is less than 15 percent

In the two neighboring North American nations of Canada and Mexico, obesity rates are increasing but they are still not as high as they are in the U.S. According to Alivebynature.com, the Canadian rate of obesity at the national level in 2009 was 10 percent lower than the U.S. In 2013, Mexico actually surpassed the adult obesity rate of the U.S., but its overall rate is lower because the problem is not as pronounced among children and adolescents. In recent years, the Mexican government has been promoting diet and weight loss programs on a national level, but could also benefit from supplements like Nicotinamide Riboside.

There are a few countries where the national obesity rates are actually higher than the U.S. It so happens that the richest nation in the world is also the fattest: The Arab State of Qatar, a small yet very beautiful, wealthy and ultra developed country located on the Persian Gulf, suffers from a rate of obesity that is as high as 73 percent for men and 70 percent for women.

Other countries where the percentage of the obese population is slightly higher than the U.S. include the Independent State of Samoa and the Arab Republic of Egypt. Diabetes is a major concern in these nations, which is why diet and weight loss are lifestyle and health factors that must be implemented as public health matters.