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Originally Posted by pixelllate
I grew up as a fat Asian, and felt so out of place when I went to Hong Kong. I went to Hong Kong at goal weight a couple years ago and I was the odd one out for the opposite reason - everyone in general got really big (in comparison to 12 years ago). Idk how much genes play into it...in my experience its a triple threat combination of an overall lower calorie diet, a lot of walking around and a ton of shaming based on particular standards of what is fat, which may differ from other cultures ideas of fat.
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I think human beings in general were meant to walk around a lot. It's why we walk very well compared to a lot of other species.
On the topic of genes, we know there is increased susceptibility to chronic food-related illness in ethnic variations with less established civilized history (ie: recent tribal culture people) when eating simple sugars that their bodies had no evolutionary development with (not even alcohol.)
Of course, China has had the longest history of civilization, but the diet was always disciplined and convenience food was not brought in until very recently. Ballooning in Hong Kong makes sense on the drastic cultural shift in the last say 50 years.
Having extra pounds has always been a sign of wealth.