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Why aren't Asians fat?

DKD

DKD

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I'm watching this very ordinary Biggest Loser show. I'm not a regular viewer but whenever it's been on in the background I can't ever recall seeing an Asian on it. In the general community you don't see a lot of fat Asians do you?

I've often looked to Asian eating habits as a bit of a model for when I wanted to lose weight. In 2001 I ordered a meal in a food court in Boston and was flabbergasted with the massive portion I was given. The following year I was in a food court in Bangkok and got a very modest sized plate. I thought from a general health viewpoint (ignoring BB goals) Westerners can learn a shitload from the Asian approach.

When I've had good success losing weight I took the approach of eating until I was no longer hungry, rather than until I was full. In other words, eating similar portion sizes to what I got in Bangkok.

Interestingly, even though rice is a staple of the Asian diet, a work colleague told me that a dietician told her to stay away from rice. She's had good weight loss doing it. So I don't know where I stand with rice, good, bad?

What do you think, can we learn something from Asian eating habits?
 
I've seen a few asian fatties but that's because they are in maccas eating like westerners do.

I reckon western culture can learn a lot from asian culture re education and diet.
 
DKD said:
I'm watching this very ordinary Biggest Loser show. I'm not a regular viewer but whenever it's been on in the background I can't ever recall seeing an Asian on it.
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That's because unlike the WASPs, Asians in Australia have at least some dignity and self-respect.

Well, except Ceffo of course. He would probably peddle his arse in King's Cross for the chance to be on telly.

In the general community you don't see a lot of fat Asians do you?
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Heaps. In my neighbourhood there are lots of Chinese and Indians. Plenty of fat ones. Eat more, move less. The magic formula for fatness works world-round.
 
I'm not saying that fat Asians are as rare as rocking-horse shit, but as a percentage of the race that's overweight, Asians are streets ahead of Westerners. That's no news flash.
 
If I eat just Asian food then ive got no chance of putting on size. Once I started eating western food boy did it start happening.
 
I lost 3-4 kilos eating asian food in thailand. In there home country I doubt there would be a single fatty, because all of there work involves manual labour and alot of walking.
 
I was wondering this the other day, i work with about 200 of them! Not many fat ones. Even the ones sitting on the office chair all day have a big plate of rice and veges/meat for lunch or some noodles.
 
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leachy said:
I lost 3-4 kilos eating asian food in thailand. In there home country I doubt there would be a single fatty, because all of there work involves manual labour and alot of walking.
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Whilst in America, and short of funds, I ate burgers and chips, 3 times a day from fast food outlets like Carl Jnr, Wendys, McDonalds, Burger King etc.

We were gone for around 10 days

I went from 87kg to 81kg.

So I couldnt even maintain weight on your "Western diet". Nina was shocked when she saw Max and I had dropped 11kg between us on burgers and chips

You guys are kidding yourselves if you think there are no fat asians in asia

Drink plays a bigger role than food in my opinion

I drink zero calories
 
You all know what I mean. I'm speaking as a proportion of the race. I've been to Japan and Thailand and live in an area of Sydney with heaps of Asians. There are fatties around but nothing like the % of Westerners that are fat asses.

Edit - this will teach me to spend more time thinking about title thread lol.
 
I would put my money on most of the asians you are calling skinny are simply 'skinny fat'.

For mine, I know a fair few asians carrying extra weight. Probably more than the slim ones, honestly.
 
PTC said:
Whilst in America, and short of funds, I ate burgers and chips, 3 times a day from fast food outlets like Carl Jnr, Wendys, McDonalds, Burger King etc.

We were gone for around 10 days

I went from 87kg to 81kg.

So I couldnt even maintain weight on your "Western diet". Nina was shocked when she saw Max and I had dropped 11kg between us on burgers and chips

You guys are kidding yourselves if you think there are no fat asians in asia

Drink plays a bigger role than food in my opinion

I drink zero calories
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Correct, everyone should watch a movie called Fat Head.

The dude eats only fast food for 30 days and loses weight because he chooses what he eats wisely.
 
Im asian. I have lots of asian friends, who are fat. Because they eat like shit and sit at the computer skyping or playing games all day. What a load of crap this thread is.
 
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