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I am unable to verify your claim. What I've seen is that Japan has about the same rate of overweight, obesity, morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. Is it possibl

by Kranar 5y ago

I am unable to verify your claim. What I've seen is that Japan has about the same rate of overweight, obesity, morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. Is it possible that you compared a figure that combines multiple categories to a figure that just looks at a single figure? For example combining type 1 and type 2 diabetes would be misleading, as type 1 diabetes is caused by fundamentally different factors than type 2 diabetes. Also did you ensure that you are comparing data for the same or similar year?

wbsss4412 5y ago
What were your sources? CIA world factbook measure Indias obesity rate to be lower than japan’s, though the data is from 2016: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r...
- Kranar 5y ago
  But that source contradicts OP. OP claims that India's obesity rate is significantly lower than Japan's, while your source shows them as being about equal. Is it OP's position that an obesity rate of 3.9% is significantly lower than a rate of 4.3%?
  - wbsss4412 5y ago
    Ah yes I misread you. OP seems to have overstated their claim.
  - jasonlaramburu 5y ago
    >Is it OP's position that an obesity rate of 3.9% is significantly lower than a rate of 4.3%? Yes, in my opinion a 10% difference is significant. The source in no way contradicts that. If you believe 10% is not significant, that's just your opinion as well.