black people are a bit shorter but theyre more muscular than white people right? is this why they weigh more? i heard black people have thicker bones too. just curious.
thanks
2007-01-17 22:37:07 · 14 answers · asked by john9999999 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
ive noticed a lot of people think this is racist or ignorant..
races have a lot of biological differences..
im just curious to know why we have a tendency to weigh different amounts
thats not racist
2007-01-17 22:49:22 · update #1
as a general rule black people do have a higher muscle tome than other races. As muscle weighs more than fat, a black person may be heavier than person of another race of exactly the same size.
dont know about bone density though.
Thing is there are lots of differences between everyone no matter what the general rule is for your colour or sex.
2007-01-17 22:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Carrot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 22:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by zook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't necessarily agree with your statement, but I think I see what you're getting at.
It's simply genetics. The same happens to our native peoples here in Canada.
I feel much of it started hundreds of years ago via white men forcing assimilation onto these people. Therefore, they were taken away from their lifestyles and their food chains and forced to eat foods that their systems weren't use to. White people knowingly have a much fattier diet than most races.
Sadly, we even see evidence of this in our pets by simply feeding them table scraps.
As far as denser bones in Negroes, I think you're correct on that one.
2007-01-17 22:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by krazykritik 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
there is some truth in this, black people have a denser muscle tissue than other races, and generally stronger bones too. That's is why most of the world class athletes are black.
2007-01-17 22:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by CHARISMA 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
What? Yeah, and they all have kinky hair and big lips. WTF?!
Get out of the 1950s. It's the 21st century! ALL people come in different shapes and sizes.
My advice. Take a sensitivity course.
2007-01-17 22:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hah! I'm the only white person in the office, and probably the heaviest person there.
2007-01-17 22:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by Balaboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple, we all have a different build. That's life.
2007-01-18 02:31:28 · answer #7 · answered by truly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do they? I'm sure you researched your question from current research from the British Medical Journal, so please quote your sources.
2007-01-17 22:45:10 · answer #8 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where you got your info but it's not true.
2007-01-17 22:45:45 · answer #9 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard they have denser bones too, apparantly they dont like swimming because they are heavy!
2007-01-17 22:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by rose 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋