SINGAPORE: A foreigner in Singapore who has lived in different countries called Singaporeans “so far the healthiest looking” he has ever seen, in spite of the calorically dense offerings typically found in hawker centres. In an Oct 5 (Sunday) post on r/askSingapore, u/spacoom wrote that Singaporeans are “so slim” and asked what their secret is. [ ]
Monday 13 October 2025
theindependent - 6 days ago
Foreigner wants to know how Singaporeans are so slim even though hawker food is ‘so calorically dense’


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