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December 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A fresh survey has divulged that virtually 84% of the Britons gulp down alcohol and more frequently than any other nation, unambiguously indicating that Britain is the booziest country in the planet. India, which finds itself in unbecoming positions in the global charts on human development, can be satisfied that it has been deemed as the nation with the lowest proportion of drinkers at merely 27%, as per the data by Daily Mail. The global average is 71%, with Britain being ahead in that category as well. The poll has detected that one in 10 Britons confessed that they guzzled alcohol daily, which is twice that of the French populace.

Approximately 41% of the Britons guzzle alcohol incessantly, with their closest competitors being Australia at 27%. The worldwide average of incessant drinkers stands at %17. This poll has also observed that one in three Britons exercises less than 60 minutes per week, with one in four adhering to smoking.

Doctor Annabel Bentley, associated with Bupa Health and Wellbeing, has stated that it is extremely embarrassing and humiliating to witness that Britons, who belong to an affluent nation, are so behind other nations on the subject of implementing a wholesome lifestyle. She has articulated that being dormant physically is as disastrous to the robustness of people as smoking cigarettes and guzzling beer. Sofas as well as cigarettes should portray a health warning.

Also, in additionally unpleasant news, Britain is the occupier of the fourth spot in the catalog of corpulent nations. At the top is the superrich America, with 53% of the populace overweight. Mexico, surprisingly, is at the second spot with 44% of its individuals being rotund.