wow. wellington grey made a really beautiful (and scary) chart that shows the percentage of people in a country who have a BMI greater than 30 (which is when you’re considered obese). fyi: BMI = body weight divided by the square of your height.

there is some controversy about BMI and whether it applies in all cases (pro athletes who have a lot of mass, people of different ethnicities, people who have different body types, etc), but it’s still a good general guide to determine healthy weight. it’s what they use to determine whether spanish runway models are too thin and what they use to determine whether or not most americans take in more calories than they burn.

the outcome:

we’re #1! in your face, mexico!

via theheylady

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