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PARIS : Finns are the world's biggest slimmers, Brazilians are the most figure-conscious and the French are likeliest to blame fast food for making them overweight, according to a survey published on Monday by the magazine Reader's Digest.
The 16-country poll was carried out in September and October last year by the US survey firm Synovate.
In Finland, 83 per cent of those surveyed said they had tried to lose weight at least once in their life, it found. They were followed by the Dutch, with 73 per cent. At the other end of the scale, only 21 per cent of Indians said they had tried to slim at some point.
Among Brazilians, 83 per cent said they believed their society placed too much importance on slimness, followed by India (68 per cent), the United States (62 per cent) and Britain and France (55 per cent each).
In contrast, only 28 per cent in Hungary said their compatriots were too figure-fixated.
Seventy-nine per cent of French respondents blamed fast food for rising obesity levels. Seventy-per cent of Americans, and 69 per cent of Germans shared this view.
China topped the world for use of slimming pills. Thirty-seven per cent of Chinese respondents said they had used this method to try to lose weight.
The poll, covering more than 16,500 people, was carried out in Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.
- AFP/il
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