I guess it's easy to assume that. To my Hispanic eyes it's different though. Somewhat recently I read that Mexico was now No.2 in obesity. Behind the US (No.1).

I guess it's easy to assume that. To my Hispanic eyes it's different though. Somewhat recently I read that Mexico was now No.2 in obesity. Behind the US (No.1). But this is a recent development, even newer that the US's obesity I believe, and it came about starting in the 90's, when Mexico opened up with the North American Free Trade Agreement and finally (I still consider it a good thing, for Mexico at least) allowed freer importing, and exporting of among other things, fast-food american chains. We gave up the torta for the burger. But another interesting observation is that here in the US, the trend not only coincides with the "Low-fat" assault (see Taubes' GCBC), it also does with the embargo imposed on Mexican cane sugar in the late 70's, and the subsequent adoption of High-fructose corn syrup as the sweetener of choice for Americans. And then you see some longing for "mexican coca-cola". In short, I believe that Hispanic obesity has been growing alongside everyone else's here, not causing it. Back in the day there were only the "fat gringos".