Tracking Global Obesity

By Greg Scoblete
February 08, 2011

A global map of obesity

I thought the word from Conventional Wisdom HQ was that a food-crisis was in the making. But according to the chart above from the Economist, we're also enjoying a bull market in obesity. There's some good news in that, as it means prosperity, like waistlines, is expanding.

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