French Polynesia is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) in the South Pacific Ocean. The country is ranked second amongst our list of fattest countries. It is believed that the people in these island nations are genetically predisposed towards obesity, while others think that western food practices such as cooking food in oil are responsible for the current predicament of these pacific island nations.
