how come our neighbors up north in Canada aren't anywhere near as fat as we are?
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Anonymous
| Canada has far worse weather. Their diets aren't that much better and are pretty similar in many way. They eat lots of high fat foods, hell poutine is pretty much a national dish. So why is the obesity rate so much lower in Canada than the US? |
Anonymous
| Demographics. |
Anonymous
| Portion sizes |
Anonymous
| Staying warm in igloos? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
What does demographics have to do with this? |
Anonymous
| National health care. |
Anonymous
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Canada has an obesity rate of 30%. The US has a rate of 33%.
I wouldnt call that difference significant. https://www.statista.com/topics/9644/obesity-in-canada/#topicOverview https://www.statista.com/statistics/237133/us-obesity-by-gender/ |
Anonymous
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1. Poutine is not a national dish; it’s mostly popular in Quebec
2. I don’t think Canadians are noticeably skinnier than people from the US |
Anonymous
| There are many fat Canadians, northing that different than us. |
Anonymous
| Freedom. |
Anonymous
Massively wrong. US obesity rate is currently 42+% and approaching nearly 50% in a few.years: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity Canada is about 30%: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5742-overview-weight-and-height-measurements-world-obesity-day |
Anonymous
Fewer people of African and Hispanic ancestry, who are more likely to be obese |
Anonymous
Different demographics have different obesity rates. |
Anonymous
This. Canadians are plenty fat, OP. And their healthcare system is a complete sham. |