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CDC: Asian-Americans are least fat; Blacks are fattest
SHARYL ATTKISSON ^ | : SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 | BY SHARYL ATTKISSON

Posted on 09/15/2021 8:11:34 AM PDT by Hojczyk

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1 posted on 09/15/2021 8:11:34 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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2 posted on 09/15/2021 8:12:21 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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So hard working busy asians are skinny and lazy good for nuttin blacks are fat.


3 posted on 09/15/2021 8:14:59 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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Which race is tallest?


4 posted on 09/15/2021 8:16:49 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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A wonder if there is also a wright correlation to government welfare subsidies.


5 posted on 09/15/2021 8:17:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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Wealthy people tend to be normal weight and fit. Go to any wealthy area. No fat people.

My sister and brother live in very wealthy areas. When they come home to visit me they cannot get over the number of fat people.


6 posted on 09/15/2021 8:17:55 AM PDT by setter
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wright = weight


7 posted on 09/15/2021 8:17:55 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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“Blacks are fattest”

So much for being po’.


8 posted on 09/15/2021 8:18:19 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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I remember when I was in high school, few high school kids were overweight. Most of us were string beans.

Not today.


9 posted on 09/15/2021 8:19:11 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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Oh, NOW they bring up obesity and China Flu propensity.

Evil.

10 posted on 09/15/2021 8:19:29 AM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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The US has the fattest poor people in history.


11 posted on 09/15/2021 8:19:52 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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The US has the fattest poor people in history.

And the richest

12 posted on 09/15/2021 8:20:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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CDC: Asian-Americans are least fat; Blacks are fattest

How many $$hundreds millions did the CDC spend on this bit of obviousness?

13 posted on 09/15/2021 8:21:57 AM PDT by PGR88
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" Not surprisingly, the rates of obesity also varied according to ethnicity.

Most notably, non-Hispanic Asian Americans consistently and overwhelmingly had the lowest rates of obesity, with only 18% and 17% of Asian men and women having a BMI over 30 in the most recent survey period.

On the other hand, Mexican American adults had some of the highest rates, with 51% of men and 50% of women with obesity. Similarly, 41% of non-Hispanic Black men had obesity, as did 57% of Black adult women.


14 posted on 09/15/2021 8:22:02 AM PDT by blam
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Which race is tallest?

The Dutch.

15 posted on 09/15/2021 8:23:01 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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Actually, if you talk to docs treating Metabolic Syndrome, there are a LOT of skinny ‘Asians’ who have high fasting insulin/Metabolic Syndrome. Just because you are “skinny”, you can be well on your way to T2D. Once Asians start eating an “American” diet, all heck breaks loose.

Here’s the backup:

Diabetes and Asian Americans
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/library/spotlights/diabetes-asian-americans.html

Nationwide, as many as 1 in 4 people who have diabetes don’t know they have it. But for Asian Americans, that number is higher—around 2 in 5. Why aren’t more getting diagnosed?

Looks Can Be Deceiving

Body weight plays a big part. Being overweight is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, but most Asian Americans aren’t overweight and so may not seem to be at risk (their doctors may not think they are either!).

But people of Asian descent have less muscle and more fat than other groups and often develop diabetes at a younger age and lower body weight. That extra body fat tends to be in the belly (visceral fat). This isn’t the “inch you can pinch,” the fat stored just under the skin. Visceral fat is out of sight, wrapped around organs deep in the body. You can’t tell how much visceral fat someone has by just looking at them.

Visceral fat is also sometimes known as “active” fat because it drives certain processes in the body that can increase the risk for heart disease, stroke, and other serious health conditions. Everybody has some visceral fat, but having too much is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.

Most health professionals rely on BMI, or body mass index, to assess whether their patients are overweight or obese (BMI of 25 or greater), which suggests they have excess visceral fat. All adults who are overweight should talk to their doctor about getting tested for type 2 diabetes. Like high blood pressure, diabetes often starts silently, so a blood sugar test is needed to know for sure if someone has the condition.

But the standard BMI classification doesn’t catch Asian Americans who are in the normal healthy weight range (18.5 to 24.9) but may have too much visceral fat and already be at risk for type 2 diabetes. Researchers are now suggesting that people of Asian heritage get tested for high blood sugar if their BMI is 23 or greater. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed, but only if people know they’re at risk and can take action!


16 posted on 09/15/2021 8:23:41 AM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. I will not comply. Illegitimate Joe can pound sand: “F*** Joe Biden)
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So, looks like Texas isn’t as sexy as they make themselves to be.

Neither is D.C. as fat as it should be (full of blacks).


17 posted on 09/15/2021 8:24:15 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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"So hard working busy asians are skinny and lazy good for nuttin blacks are fat."

Something like that.... obese is a better word.

18 posted on 09/15/2021 8:24:47 AM PDT by yoe (Follow the money on Covid or for Covid...)
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It’s those wooden shoes.


19 posted on 09/15/2021 8:25:26 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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Mexican American . . . with 51% of men and 50% of women . . . 41% of non-Hispanic Black men . . . 57% of Black adult women

A combination of factors: cultural -- high carb diets, socially -- fewer working in high-exercise jobs, and personal -- low impulse control.

20 posted on 09/15/2021 8:27:54 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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