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Originally Posted by bcsoda
Just personal thoughts, I don't have any stats or reports or research to back this up, but...I've heard that Asians naturally have a smaller build than Europeans. Despite this, the same measurements and the same cut offs are used for BMI. Maybe it takes a lower weight/BMI for an Asian to be considered "overweight", but since we use standardized BMI stats it isn't going to show that.
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Having walked the streets of many Asian and eastern European countries I can tell you I have a hard time believing that. The difference is stark and immediately noticeable in a lot of these countries, to be quite honest on a few of my trips, seeing an obese person was so rare I would literally do a double take the few rare times I saw one.
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