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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 clear
by 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 agoYou seem to have left off the reference you wanted to cite with "[1]".
- bleah1000 7y agoI 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 agoThe link I included shows Americans being 20 pounds heavier on average.