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by ALittleLight 1709 days ago
I think you are misunderstanding most, if not all, of what I wrote.

I never claimed that we weren't unhealthy but that being unhealthy isn't "American culture" as evidenced by different demographics in America having markedly different obesity rates. The obesity rates are similar among similar demographic groups in different countries - e.g. white people in the US have similar obesity rates as UK, Canada, and Australia. It's very weird to say that this thing that is constant among demographic groups across countries is dependent on the culture of one country. Especially when it is different among demographic groups in the same country.

I am not implying that white people are genetically predisposed to obesity. Actually, what I wrote is the exact opposite. I suggested the obesity rates were due to environmental factors and, crucially, I pointed out that other racial groups have greater obesity rates. So, I explicitly stated I believed the difference was not genetic and that white people have less obesity in the US than non-white.

For the other points you seem to prefer using a different metric, overweight instead of obesity. You haven't said why that factor is more relevant or how it changes what I wrote above.