Went to a Korean BBQ now I know why Asians are so skinny

I never thought about that and it's a good point. I think Americans eat a lot more processed food too, which could be a factor as well. 

I am not really sure if this is a troll post or not.  Are we talking about Asians who live in Asia or Asians who are Asian American. An Asian American's diet may not be substantially different from that of a white (or any other race) American's diet if they have a similar level of education.   With that said, diet and education are probably highly correlated and since Asian Americans tend to be highly educated, they probably eat in a more healthful way than those who are not as educated.  I am not Asian but I try to eat a lot of vegetables and low fat foods that are high in protein.  

As a Korean who likes to eat healthy, I can appreciate where you're coming from but this is honestly a really fucking dumb post LOL. Koreans/ East Asians in general prefer to be thin because of the extreme nature of East Asian beauty standards…thicc women being attractive is a foreign concept in most Asian countries. The incidences of stomach/liver cancer in Korea are high because of the types of food they eat there and the amount of alcohol they drink. Koreans love cheesy foods, processed instant noodles, etc etc. It seems like you're basing this post on an isolated observation lol I can assure you there are many overweight Koreans both here in the US as well as Korea.

Ever seen the sodium content on those ramen noodle packages? Insane.

Genetics play a big factor as well.

Koreans are getting fat af.  Every dude in his 30s an up in Korea has a rice belly.  Lots of chubby ajumas.   They eat soooo much rice and then snack on paris baguette bread shops.  Tons of carbs.  Its basically the most pro carb diet in the world(every meal has rice).

Not as fat as Americans, but koreans are getting fatter.

According to your username are you from UAE?

Do you think Koreans eat BBQ everyday? There might not be much bread but they do eat a lot of rice and noodles.

Nice troll post

Korean BBQ is good - I like hotpot better though.

Check out sumo. Incredible sport.

Lol I first thought that the title was "Went to a Karen BBQ…"

Sounds like the KBBQ isn't very indicative of most of "Asian" diets. That's specifically Korean, who in Korea tend to have a plant based diet because of how expensive meat is. Chinese people have tons of carbs with rice, noodles, etc w/ lot oils and sauce, and have plenty of breads and buns for breakfast and afternoon.

Otherwise, many of us just have absolutely insane metabolism. I am 5'10, 130lb, and eat a tub of rice a day. It does not phase me. My brother was the same and I know several others like this too. It does start to slow in our mid twenties though. 

I've never found that to be a typical American diet. Most of the overweight people I've met have issues with too many carbs, sugars, and snacking combined with inactivity and poor sleep

Also, if you can eat pizza and fries at 6pm and then pasta later that night, you are an absolute freak

Do people still think carbs are necessarily bad for you in and of themselves? I think the reason people are more fit internationally due to:

1. Less reliance on cars/taxis to get around. Walking around = more calories burned in a day

2. Higher-quality food in general. I can't confirm this as a fact, but many people have told me that food in other cities are more nutrient dense than a similar food in America

3. Portion control and the fact that our serving sizes are huge in America vs the rest of the world

I realize that everyone is different, but I personally have found no difference in my weight loss when I eat a similar amount of calories but lower my carbs or fat, respectively. To me, it comes moreso down to eating satiating foods (i.e. protein, high fiber, or healthy fats that are more satiating and less palatable than simple sugars) and controlling how much I eat versus cutting out entire macronutrients out of my diet.

OP is right.

I had Taco Bell yesterday and now I totally understand everything about Mexico

America was already surpassed by Mexico in terms of fatness. Those little Polynesian islands have historically been the fattest places in the world. In a couple of decades, obesity in the US will be surpassed by the Arab Gulf states and a few European countries (UK and Ireland specifically).

Eat the seed oils. Eat the bugs. Live in the pod. Owning nothing.