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Nauru is known to have the highest rates of obese inhabitants worldwide. [2] The average body weight among Nauruans is approximately 100 kilograms (220 lb). [1] Nauru has an average BMI between 34 and 35. [3] In 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) warned Nauru about the dangers of obesity, including heart attacks and premature death.
Rank Country Percentage of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 1 Tonga: 70.54 2 Nauru: 70.18 3 Tuvalu: 63.93 4 Samoa: 61.24 5 The Bahamas: 47.61 6 Marshall Islands: 47.29
Nutrient transmission (change in diet) is the primary cause of the obesity epidemic in the Pacific Islands, with a high amount of imported foods high in salt and fat content. [22] Much of the local diet as of at least 2008 consists of processed, salty and calorie-dense imported food such as spam or corned beef , rather than traditional fresh ...
Nauru has the highest obesity rate in the world. 97 per cent of men and 93 per cent of women are overweight or obese. [6] In 2011, the average body mass index was around 34.5. Nauru's obesity rates have been attributed to overconsumption of imported ultra-processed food from an economic downturn from the end of phosphate mining in the region ...
Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
People from Nauru by district (10 C) E. Ethnic groups in Nauru (2 C, 1 P) P. Nauruan prisoners and detainees (1 C)
After Nauru ended ties with Taiwan on Monday, just two days after a presidential election in Taiwan, the island is left with only 12 countries that formally recognise it.
Nauruans were classified into three social classes: temonibes (senior members of senior clans), amenengames (middle class) and the itsios (serf class). [4] While temonibes and amenengames were determined at birth, itsio were usually allocated by being prisoners of war, and were often treated as goods.