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There is a flaw in the obesity chart. If you will note, the highest obesity countries are actually based on measurements; the rest of them as self-reported. If
by ajays 14y ago
There is a flaw in the obesity chart. If you will note, the highest obesity countries are actually based on measurements; the rest of them as self-reported. If you ask a person (especially a man) if they're obese, quite a few will say "no"[1]. Mixing different measurement techniques is a no-no, and makes for flawed conclusions.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority
- dkuebric 14y agoI interpreted this as the country self-reporting, not the individuals.
- DanBC 14y agoSection 4, 4.1 and 4.2 gives details about how the data is collected for each country. (http://www.oecd.org/els/healthpoliciesanddata/TableofContentMetadataOECDHealthData2012.pdf http://www.oecd.org/els/healthpoliciesanddata/TableofContent...)