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Mexico is the second-fattest nation, after the U.S. Mexican officials say the country could surpass the United States within 10 years as the country with the most obese citizens, according to a story in the Union-Tribune MCT News Service. More than 71 percent of Mexican women and 66 percent of Mexican men are overweight, according to the latest national survey. In 1989, the story said, fewer than 10 percent of Mexican adults were overweight. Diabetes, a chronic disease associated with overweight, is the country’s leading cause of death. As in the U.S., Mexicans are living more sedentary lives, eating more fat and processed foods, and fewer whole grains and vegetables. Mexicans also face challenges not shared north of the border. In some areas of the country, it is easier to get a soft drink than a clean glass of water, according to a North Carolina professor who studies global weight gain. Mexican legislators are considering putting warning labels on junk food and taxing whole milk. However, they have found it hard fighting industry groups. In 2006, legislators voted down a tax on soft drinks, arguing that it discriminated against the poor. Source: Union-Tribune MCT News Service, Ordonez, Franco, "Mexico is second-fattest nation after U.S. Where hunger once prevailed, diabetes is leading cause of death", March 24, 2008, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080324/news_1n24obese.html
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