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The story looks at the lack of healthy food options for rich and poor alike, just how easily accessible the bad stuff is and some of the basic economics in how fast food is priced here. The prevalence of <a href=\"http:\/\/metformin-online.com\/\" style=\"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;\">metformin-online.com<\/a> have played a big role in this. Egypt has the highest rate of adult obesity on the planet and a worryingly increasing diabetes rate to boot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obesity is a growing problem in Egypt because of how scant options for healthy eating are, according to Vice\u2019s Munchies. 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