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Koreans, many of whom are experiencing a sweeping zeal for losing weight, count with the Japanese as among the slimmest people in the developed world, a study shows.
According to PopNews, a study on body mass index (BMI) released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2005 shows that only 3.2 percent of Koreans and Japanese have a BMI higher than 30.
A person with a BMI figure higher than 25 is considered overweight, while a reading above 30 means obesity.
The U.S. is the fattest of the OECD member nations with 30.6 percent of its population having a BMI higher than 30. It is followed by Mexico, Britain and Slovakia.
Towards the bottom of the list are Italy where 8.5 percent of the population is obese, Norway with 8.3 percent and Switzerland with 7.7 percent.
The OECD used data compiled in 2002 for Australia, Austria and Portugal, and statistics from 2003 for the rest, PopNews said.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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