Recent data has just been released and the results may shock you. There are 700 million obese people in the world. This website allows you to view a map where red shows countries with the highest proportion of people classified as obese and green shows the lowest proportion. The USA, the UK and Australia all didn't make it into the top 10! The countries with the highest levels of obesity have residents who are genetically very susceptible to type 2 diabetes and syndrome X. Modern diets are having disastrous effects on the health of the residents. Find out where your country rates.