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Old 06-19-2008, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Piacki_117 View Post
I remember when australian pupils came to my high school, many of them where amazed by the few fat people we have here.


EDIT : although none of them were really fat, quite strange...
Well, in defence of the Aussies the study was based on Body Mass Index, which is a notoriously vague measure of health/obesity. An athletic person with a high muscle content can still be classed as "obese" according to the BMI system, despite being in great health with a low body fat rating. Perhaps the Aussies are all just beefcakes?

Or maybe they really are fat bastards, who knows?!
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