[refurb]

Indeed.

Take a country like Singapore where obesity rates are low (11%) but type 2 diabetes rates are high (9%).

Compare that with the US with much higher obesity rates (40%+) but only slightly higher type 2 diabetes rates (11%).

Plenty of skinny fat older men in Singapore. Slightly overweight but it’s all visceral fat.

[tordrt]

Genetic predisposition is likely also involved here? Why would Singaporeans develop same or higher levels of visceral fat than americans that are more obese than them?

[pajko]

https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/the-skinny-on-trans-fa...

As a result, trans fats have been banned in Singapore not long ago: https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/ban-on-trans-...

[refurb]

Yup. Type 2 diabetes rates are far higher in East Asian populations than caucasians.

They start to show metabolic disorders at far lower levels of visceral fat. South Asians are similar.