&gt; In Guatemala it is rare to see people who are very overweight, but it could not be more different here<p>The woman quoted is correct, however Guatemala is semi-unique in Latin America for being lower on the obesity scale than most countries there. Obesity is generally just as big of a problem across Latin America as it is in the US, with Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, El Salvador, Belize, Panama, Uruguay - all ranking either fairly high or very high on the obesity scale. I&#x27;d be very curious to know what separates Guatemala from its neighbors Belize &#x2F; Mexico &#x2F; El Salvador, which all have serious obesity problems.