OK, there's a lot of talk going on around the blogosphere. The topic: obesity in Mexico and it's possible consequences. People are talking that pretty soon, the US will no longer be the chubbiest nation. But before we begin the discussion here, I want to express my top 10 reasons why Mexicans are getting obese:

1. Lots of fast food. Everything's fast these days, and unfortunately it's high in calories, too.

2. No sports. Unfortunately, for what I've seen, commercial real estate around the country has invaded all the green areas.

3. More and more stress. With globalization, Mexicans are obliged to be more competitive, just like any other country.

4. Genetics and metabolism. It's been discussed around the media that Mexican genetics have high risk of gaining weight.

5. Trans-fats. These days food is fried, and the bottomline is that it makes people fatter in a 3 to 1 ration (300% quicker than if you avoid fried tacos and chicken).

6. Social trends. Since everybody is gaining weight, there's always someone more overweight than I am.

7. Artificial chemicals. The Aztecs used to ingest just natural products.

8. Restaurant meals. We'll, we all know this, the more you eat in restaurants, the less healthy you'll be. Let's face it, few people order from the salad menu.

9. Lack of vegetables. Our ancestors ate vegetables all the time, we've substituted it with pizza and hamburger.

10. Too many Coronas. Beer is the reason why many are overweight these days, or at least it's the reason for the big belly.

I guess I'll be posting some more data and info on this. It's so sad that people are not eating well.