I’d question if this is purely the result of a sugar addiction. This is a very American figure, other countries have less problems, even though sugar is widely

I’d question if this is purely the result of a sugar addiction. This is a very American figure, other countries have less problems, even though sugar is widely available. Obesity has a variety of contributing factors, (lack of) access to actual healthy food, lack of physical exercise, high calorie intake (certainly aided by sugar), ...