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According to a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, Egypt has the highest percentage of obese adults worldwide. Around 19 million Egyptians, or 35 percent of the adult population, are obese - the highest rate across the globe. In addition, over 10 percent, or 3.6 million, of children are also considerably overweight, the study reported. The findings, which were published in the esteemed medical journal by a group of researchers on Wednesday, point to “a…