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FWIW, a quick Google tells me that the obesity rate in Germany is higher than it is in the US. I didn't down-vote you, though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki

FWIW, a quick Google tells me that the obesity rate in Germany is higher than it is in the US. I didn't down-vote you, though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Germany https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Germany I suppose it's possible that the WHO and the CDC use different BMI thresholds, though.

fiblye 7y ago
Germans may have a higher rate of obesity, but obese Americans seem to be more chunky than obese Germans. [1] The number of times I've seen someone who's clearly 400+ pounds outside of America has been maybe 4, 5 times? In the US, I'll see at least one or two people around that weight daily. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight
- AlexCoventry 7y ago
  You seem to have left off the reference you wanted to cite with "[1]".
- bleah1000 7y ago
  I don't think that proves anything one way or another. For example, it could mean that there are a smaller number of really obese people in America who are driving up the numbers. Therefore, there are fewer obese people in America when compared to Germany. Or it could be that your anecdote doesn't hold true. That someone who's visited Germany could say the exact same thing as you, that they always see people who are really obese.
  - fiblye 7y ago
    The link I included shows Americans being 20 pounds heavier on average.
tpush 7y ago
> FWIW, a quick Google tells me that the obesity rate in Germany is higher than it is in the US. Where are you getting that from? A quick Google tells me exactly the opposite [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r...
- AlexCoventry 7y ago
  From the obesity rates in the links I gave in my comment. Your list is probably more appropriate, though.

fiblye 7y ago

Germans may have a higher rate of obesity, but obese Americans seem to be more chunky than obese Germans. [1] The number of times I've seen someone who's clearly 400+ pounds outside of America has been maybe 4, 5 times? In the US, I'll see at least one or two people around that weight daily. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight

AlexCoventry 7y ago
You seem to have left off the reference you wanted to cite with "[1]".
bleah1000 7y ago
I don't think that proves anything one way or another. For example, it could mean that there are a smaller number of really obese people in America who are driving up the numbers. Therefore, there are fewer obese people in America when compared to Germany. Or it could be that your anecdote doesn't hold true. That someone who's visited Germany could say the exact same thing as you, that they always see people who are really obese.
- fiblye 7y ago
  The link I included shows Americans being 20 pounds heavier on average.

tpush 7y ago

> FWIW, a quick Google tells me that the obesity rate in Germany is higher than it is in the US. Where are you getting that from? A quick Google tells me exactly the opposite [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r...

AlexCoventry 7y ago
From the obesity rates in the links I gave in my comment. Your list is probably more appropriate, though.