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[–] squirrelette 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Japanese people actually have higher rates of heart disease and other obesity related illness at lower BMIs, so they made their criteria for being classified as normal weight lower, rather than trying to change the definition of healthy. Japanese people stay slim and shockingly (/s) have lower rates of these diseases.