Baraka_Guru

I was just browsing this. And before someone says "BMI isn't an accurate measure for body fat," look at the data on this site. The BMI makeup of these nations aren't reflecting thousands of bodybuilders; you can see data of the changes in diet over the past 30+ years. Many nations have seen an increase in average daily calories by as much as 750 calories within 20 years. Some go as high as 3,000 calories/day. That's an average. Look at China alone since the '70s. They've nearly doubled their average calories. And these extra calories aren't coming mainly from rice...it's sugar, fats, oils, eggs, meat, etc.

You can see data like this for nations around the world. Look at changes in BMI over time.

If you think obesity isn't becoming an increasing global problem, look again.

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