What’s the reason behind this? Is it due to diet?
Sauce?They aren't in the West. There are BMI studies on diaspora Somalis, especially in Scandinavia countries (use Google Scholar and the women especially are not below average BMI).
Sauce?
So it’s mainly due to diet and lifestyle?They compared Norwegian Somalis and Somalis in Somaliland. I think Norwegian Somalis are representative of the wider diaspora:
Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland: A Comparative Study
<i>Background and Aim</i>. The knowledge about the health status of Somalis in Norway and Somaliland is limited. This paper reports the results of a comparative study on the prevalence and predictors of overweight/obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland. <i>Method</i>. We conducted two...www.hindawi.com
Isn’t a 25-29% BMI classified as overweight? That seems to make up the majority of the Oslo participantsLook at this graph (figure 1), the skinny farax meme is not just a joke but does also exist:
Figure 1 | Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland: A Comparative Study
Figure 1: Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Somalis in Norway and Somaliland: A Comparative Studywww.hindawi.com
26.2% skinnies in Hargeisa, 1.8% in Oslo