 | Nikolai Vladivostok Oct 1 |  The other Anglo exceptionalism ( . . . ) So Anglo obesity cannot be explained by wealth, either when doing global comparisons or European comparisons. So what gives? It's not intelligence, they don't differ from the other north or west Europeans. It's not climate either, as Anglos live in a variety of locations around the world from the cold winter Minnesota to nearly always warm Florida, all of which are far fatter than comparable areas in Europe. It cannot be genetics because Anglos are extremely closely related to the Dutch, Danes and French from which they recently were made out of. One would have to posit some ridiculously, somehow overlooked, fast selection. So what's left? Well, culture broadly speaking. Many people will tell you anecdotes of their friends moving to the US and immediately getting overweight, even people who had been skinny for decades at home. When I lived in the US for a few years, I put on like 7 kilos without noticing. But calling something culture is generally just a cop-out when we don't know specifics or won't talk about other causes. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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