Report Says South Korean Men Becoming Increasingly Obese
Despite this news I see far less obese people in Korea compared to the U.S.:
South Korean men have become more obese over the past 13 years due to drinking and lack of exercise, a government report showed Friday.
The percentage of males aged 19 and over who have body mass indexes (BMIs) of 25 kilograms per square meter or over reached 44.8 percent in 2021, up from 35.9 percent in 2008, according to the report compiled by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
In particular, male adults who had a BMI of 30 ㎏/㎡ accounted for 7.6 percent of all men last year, up from 4.1 percent in 2008.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but somebody needs to tell Yonhap that tracking obesity rates is now considered racist.
Meh. Buncha amateurs…
They should check out the folks on welfare in Chicago.
How much do you weigh, setnaffa? Be honest now.
When I was a floor nurse in New Mexico, about one out of every 3 patients needed a personal crane to assist with moving them on the bed. Not because they were quadriplegics, but they were too large to move. Got to Florida and I thought, “wow these people are thin and healthy” because only about one in ten needed a crane.
(they are all far fatter now I’m sure, last nursing job I had was years ago)