“ Reasons for [obesity being one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the Pacific Rim] include mining operations that have left not much arable land;

“ Reasons for [obesity being one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the Pacific Rim] include mining operations that have left not much arable land; as a result, much of the local diet is of processed, imported food such as Spam or corned beef, rather than fresh fish, fruit and vegetables. In addition, cultural factors have been blamed, such as associating a large body size with wealth and power, or changing ways of living, with children leading more sedentary lives.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific