Egypt’s adults are the fattest in the world: This Ramadan (and food subsidies for that matter) should be seen in a new light as we’ve officially become one of the fattest nations in the world, according to a study by the University of Washington in Seattle published in the New England Journal for Medicine. The study showed that among the 100 most populous countries in the world, Egypt’s overall obesity rates reached 26.8%, second only to Saudi Arabia (27.5%) and even beating out traditional heavyweight champion the US (26.5%). Egypt had the highest obesity rates among adults at 35.3%. Not to make us feel better, but it should be noted that the trend towards obesity has been growing worldwide, with 2.2 bn people across the globe are now either overweight or obese. That’s almost 30% of the world. The trend has been rising in both rich and poor countries and among children. The study is being widely picked up, including in the Associated Press and Newsweek.