Obesity Worsened During Economic Downturn: Poor Buying More Cheap Junk Food

In England, Italy, Korea and the United States obesity levels remained about the same.

Since the economic downturn of the past five years, obesity increased in many developed countries and remained stable in a few.

A report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that over the past five years obesity increased by 2 to 3 percent in Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland. In England, Italy, Korea and the United States obesity levels remained about the same.