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It is a very effective method. It's common to do in Japan, and they have one of the lowest obesity rates of any first world country. No overbearing government regulations necessary.

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Same for Colombians... I married one and her family regularly tells it like it is. Love it!

Average Japanese diets are much healthier than American diets; there is less of a car culture, public transport is common. But do go on about fat shaming being effective.

>Average Japanese diets are much healthier than American diets; there is less of a car culture, public transport is common.

The same can be said about most western Europe countries, yet they still have obesity rates above 20% compared to 4% in Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r...

>But do go on about fat shaming being effective.

It looks like the most likely explanation here.

Nope, Western European cultures do not have a car culture. Stop promoting nonsense theories.

That's what I meant. Western European countries rely extensively on public transit and walking, much like Japan. Yet their obesity rate is several times higher than Japan's (though still lower than the USA).

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