In Reply to: totally agree posted by chelley on Saturday, 18. January 2014 at 10:26 Bali Time:
has contributed to any change to the Balinese that people may have noticed over a period of time.
It isn't rice (it is more likely to lead to diabetes, a real problem confronting local residents). It's the fact that the Balinese in tourist areas aren't as physically active as they were. Travel to rural areas and you will still see thin people as the carbohydrates are burned off due to physical labour and not stored as body fat.
And being 'slender' doesn't mean a person is necessarily healthier than someone who is not.