I was seeing it in a lot of more prosperous countries oddly enough. Some of the more wealthy Germans were looking a bit bigger. I even noticed that the Okiawans percentage of heavier set people was higher than when I was stationed there 7-10 years ago. America takes, and eats apparently, the cake though so far.
Nope. US is 18th and UK is 43rd at least according to this
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/the-most-obese-fattest-countries-in-the-world/
This report says the UK is catching up though
http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/29-most-obese-countries-in-the-world.html