Study: People getting fatter
People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia.

[somewhere not in south or east Asia]
Between half and two-thirds of men and women in 63 countries across five continents - not including the US - were overweight or obese in 2006.
The Circulation journal study included over 168,000 people evaluated by a primary care doctor.
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