Diet is the main reason - people who once subsisted on fish, coconuts and root vegetables now eat imported processed foods that are high in sugar and fat, according to experts.
They take more time off work because of their various ailments, and when they are at work the morbidly obese produce less, equivalent to 22 days of lost production per year.
While the rest of the squirrels in the garden tend to put a few nuts aside for the winter, this tubby customer clearly believes in eating them all at once.
Similarly, the rate of abdominal obesity was 24 percent among non-snacking teens, while the lowest rate — 11 percent — was seen in the four-snack-a-day group.