Overweight people in the European Union

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  1. I mean bmi is stupid because it doesnt take into account your body fat to muscle mass ratio. So anyone who does sport where muscle mass is important has higher or same bmi as a fat person…

  2. Side note: min and max are just 19% apart. Even in Italy, nearly half the population (46%) is overweight. I’d like to see a chart reflect that sometime…

  3. Regarding Germany it is interesting because I was in Munich a few weeks ago and I felt like everyone was fairly fit, the women were rather skinny, more so than in France. Purely anectodical of course but that’s how I felt. Could there be a huge divide in eating habits between Bavaria and the rest of Germany?

  4. Wow, I didn’t expect EU to be 53% overweight, insane (I know BMI isn’t perfect).

    I’m very much an outlier since I find controlling my weight pretty easy mostly, although since I’ve started cycling it’s a bit harder to gain weight.

  5. We eat healthy and diverse, but in excessive amounts.

    So, lots of vegetables, fruits and fish, but also lots of meat, fat and alcohol.

    And when you also add low interest in regular recreational sport, you get this.

  6. So give or take a few percent, around half of the adults in each country is overweight. The percentages are still pretty close when compared between all countries.
    Still high though. Anyone know the trend? Is it increasing?

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