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Re:U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Tops 42 Percent; Highest Ever Rec... by swebs on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:51AM (#24514482)
>Average Japanese diets are much healthier than American diets; there is less of a car culture, public transport is common.

The same can be said about most western Europe countries, yet they still have obesity rates above 20% compared to 4% in Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r...

>But do go on about fat shaming being effective.

It looks like the most likely explanation here.

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Re:U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Tops 42 Percent; Highest Ever Rec... by pm90 on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:20PM (#24521980)
Nope, Western European cultures do not have a car culture. Stop promoting nonsense theories.
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Re:U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Tops 42 Percent; Highest Ever Rec... by swebs on Saturday September 19, 2020 @08:24AM (#24526957)
That's what I meant. Western European countries rely extensively on public transit and walking, much like Japan. Yet their obesity rate is several times higher than Japan's (though still lower than the USA).
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