Regions of the world with low obesity rates

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Africa and low obesity rates

The traditional African diet is healthier than many Western World peoples' diets and Africa has some of the lowest obesity rates in the world.[1][2][3][4]

Africans are among the most religious people on Earth (See: Religion and Africa).[5] In recent years, Christianity has seen a rapid growth in Africa.[6] See also: Atheism and obesity

Africa has a high fertility rate and it is seeing a big population boom. According to the Institute For Security Studies: "Africa's population is the fastest growing in the world. It is expected to increase by roughly 50% over the next 18 years, growing from 1.2 billion people today to over 1.8 billion in 2035. In fact, Africa will account for nearly half of global population growth over the next two decades."[7] See also: Global desecularization

Most African countries have some of the lowest rates of obesity rates in the world[8][9]

Africans are among the most religious people on Earth.[5] See: Religion and Africa and Atheism and obesity

Philippines and its low obesity rate

See also: Religious Philippines winning streak in the major international beauty pageants

According the CIA's World Factbook, the Philippines was ranked in 169 out of 192 in terms of its obesity rate in 2016 and its obesity rate was merely 6.20% which is low compared to many countries.[10] Beauty pageants are very popular in the Philippines and they have had a winning streak in major international beauty pageants.[11] See: Religious Philippines winning streak in the major international beauty pageants

According to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and agnostic, "Irreligion in the Philippines is particularly rare among Filipinos...".[12] See also: Atheism and obesity

Kylie Fausto Verzosa won Miss International 2016. She is the sixth Filipino to win the Miss International crown.

Notes

  1. ↑ World Health Organization map - Obesity rate by country, 2022
  2. ↑ How fat is YOUR country - and which nations have the highest obesity rates? These new maps may surprise you..., Daily Mail, 2015
  3. ↑ World's fattest countries
  4. ↑ Traditional African diets are healthier than Western diets, Today's Nutrition
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Why so many Africans are religious: Leo Igwe
  6. ↑ The African apostles: How Christianity exploded in 20th-century Africa
  7. ↑ Africa’s population boom: burden or opportunity?, Institute For Security Studies
  8. ↑ World Health Organization map - Obesity rate by country, 2022
  9. ↑ How fat is YOUR country - and which nations have the highest obesity rates? These new maps may surprise you..., Daily Mail, 2015
  10. ↑ Obesity rates by country, CIA World Factbook
  11. ↑ Assignment Asia: The Philippines' beauty pageant obsession
  12. ↑ Irreligion in the Philippines, July 2018
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