In other words, sitting on a toilet puts the knees at approximately a 90-degree angle to the abdomen, unlike in squatting, where the knees are pressed against the torso and the angle is ...

Which is why back in 2001, the Yale dropout designed Nature's Platform, a table elevated at a five-degree angle that allows the user to squat two inches above the toilet seat.

Upasana Konidela has taken up the cause of promoting squatting during bowel movements. Indian toilets are considered healthy because they allow squatting the right way. close. Choose your channels.

“We never asked for a toilet. Now we are stuck with it,” said Natholi, 22, as he opened the squat toilet to show that it has not been used. His 62-year-old father peered in and shook his head.

Sitting in a squatting position with a 35-degree angle is important for optimal bowel movement posture, but in Western toilets, you sit at a 90-degree angle, which potentially leads to ...