{"id":26121,"date":"2023-07-14T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=26121"},"modified":"2023-07-15T17:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T15:46:45","slug":"easy-to-be-thin-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/07\/easy-to-be-thin-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy to be Thin in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world where obesity rates are on the rise, Japan stands out as a remarkable exception. Renowned for its slender population, Japan has consistently held one of the lowest obesity rates among developed nations. The question stands, &#8220;What factors contribute to the ease of maintaining a thin physique in the Japanese society?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video on why it is easy for Japanese to stay thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lr4MmmWQtZM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the word &#8220;<strong>establishment<\/strong>&#8221; mean here, &#8220;<em>As of 2017, there are over 243,000 fast food <strong>establishments<\/strong> in America.<\/em>&#8220;? 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