Childhood Obesity: Britain Outpacing the US
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:16England may not be able to beat the US in soccer, but they are trending towards leaving them in the dust when it comes to overweight kids. Ditto for Spain and Italy.
Researchers discovered that British children were spending double the amount on candy compared to their counterparts on the other side of the pond – $570 USD a year on average – about 850 Mars bars!
In comparison, US children were “only” spending about $230.