Topic: Why are Americans so fat? - page 4. (Read 876 times)
The body weight is a question of personal choises and culture, let's say if a person lives in a comunity where people who eat to much are rejected then the habits wouldn't be the same.
It's the life of a wealthy country. Eventually it kills its citizens. The people who built it worked very hard to get where we are.
Funny, I kept getting recommended dieting vids on Youtube yesterday and then I saw this thread.
Americans surely are fatter than most people these days. Obesity rates of more than 30% is no laughing matter. So much possible culprits but IMHO the worst ones are: The serving sizes, not only are the "standard" larger but people usually upsize anyway; Too much sugar, we all know how calorie-dense those are; And the love for fatty foods, they seem to just fry a lot of stuff, like seriously, fried butter?
Oh the pun! LOL
Americans surely are fatter than most people these days. Obesity rates of more than 30% is no laughing matter. So much possible culprits but IMHO the worst ones are: The serving sizes, not only are the "standard" larger but people usually upsize anyway; Too much sugar, we all know how calorie-dense those are; And the love for fatty foods, they seem to just fry a lot of stuff, like seriously, fried butter?
Let’s keep this thread fit and trim.
Oh the pun! LOL
I remember the first time I ever spoke to a Japanese person. Our conversation turned to global politics and society; whereupon he said, “Why are so many Americans fat? We don’t have such fat people in Japan.” Seriously, USians, that is your international reputation. Most funny furrin’ folks are simply too polite to tell you to your big-mouthed fat faces.
One piece of the puzzle: Processed vegetable fats are far cheaper to produce in the first instance than animal fats. Furthermore, they are more shelf-stable—thus, friendlier to long BigCorp supply chains.
Alleged health “experts” who tell you that canola (rapeseed) or soy oils are “healthier” than butter or lard mean only that they are healthier for distribution logistics involving large warehouses and many middlemen.
Hydrogenated vegetable oils will blow you up whale-sized, and give you heart disease. Implications are left as an exercise to the reader.
Cultural imperialist weaponry. If America doesn’t bomb your country to rubble, they will invade it with McDonald’s and other anti-culture.
They want to take over the world, and are too fat and lazy to maintain their stockpile of atomic weapons.
Well, it would be impractical for everybody to cook individual meals every time they needed to eat. This raises the atomization of society—worst in America, and accelerating with each generation. Moreover, it raises the division of labour. The latter inevitably leads to discussion of sex roles.
To date, I have met exactly one American woman under the age of 40 who excelled in the kitchen, and genuinely enjoyed cooking for others. And she was not fat! Actually, she was a bit too skinny.
(N.b., the kitchen was not the only place where she excelled.)
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Translation: Grinning idiots.
Forsooth, the American cow is oblivious amidst its herd. So too in every other way.
Killjoy. (At least as to the one on the left...)
Actually, it’s not so simple. Different foods are metabolized differently.
I eat a diet heavy in meat and dairy fats, very low in sugar, moderately high in complex carbohydrates. On that, I am anything but fat. But if I were to eat a McBurger-and-soda diet measured at a nominally equal number of Calories, then I have no doubt that I would blow up like an American.
(Technical aside: Lowercase-c “calories” is the base unit; uppercase-C is actually kcal. Use the uppercase C in these conversations.)
America is not so much a big country, but more like a big business. There is a lot of money to be made in obesity for a lot of people and companies: healthcare, pharma, sugar, hfcs, fastfood, supermarkets etc.
It's in America's interest to keep people fat, keep prisons full, keep hospitals full, charge people for as much as they can, and fleece them out of their money. Of course everyone has to keep up the pretense that the opposite is true, and many may even believe it. But ask yourself this: do you trust their words or their actions?
It's in America's interest to keep people fat, keep prisons full, keep hospitals full, charge people for as much as they can, and fleece them out of their money. Of course everyone has to keep up the pretense that the opposite is true, and many may even believe it. But ask yourself this: do you trust their words or their actions?
One historical reason is the effectiveness of lobbying by large food conglomerates and other corporations, which heavily influenced the development and accuracy not only of dietary advice and how it was communicated, but also produced lopsided incentives for dietary research. Similarly, product packaging and food advertisement standards are generally more lax in the United States than elsewhere, and the social tolerance of markets and corporations is perhaps also greater.
One piece of the puzzle: Processed vegetable fats are far cheaper to produce in the first instance than animal fats. Furthermore, they are more shelf-stable—thus, friendlier to long BigCorp supply chains.
Alleged health “experts” who tell you that canola (rapeseed) or soy oils are “healthier” than butter or lard mean only that they are healthier for distribution logistics involving large warehouses and many middlemen.
Hydrogenated vegetable oils will blow you up whale-sized, and give you heart disease. Implications are left as an exercise to the reader.
Because MC is everywhere and MC is life! I'm from Europe and people there getting more fat too.
Cultural imperialist weaponry. If America doesn’t bomb your country to rubble, they will invade it with McDonald’s and other anti-culture.
They want to take over the world, and are too fat and lazy to maintain their stockpile of atomic weapons.
Americans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself.. ???
Well, it would be impractical for everybody to cook individual meals every time they needed to eat. This raises the atomization of society—worst in America, and accelerating with each generation. Moreover, it raises the division of labour. The latter inevitably leads to discussion of sex roles.
To date, I have met exactly one American woman under the age of 40 who excelled in the kitchen, and genuinely enjoyed cooking for others. And she was not fat! Actually, she was a bit too skinny.
(N.b., the kitchen was not the only place where she excelled.)
very controversial
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I've read a study about people getting fat is because they don't just eat MCdonalds but simply because they are happy. Americans are not all fat but most of those that are unhappy people are skinny - Studies shows that when a person is not a jolly as some, they end up growing with the wrong crowd and not so happy.
Translation: Grinning idiots.
If you're tall enough to stand out in a crowd, you're probably aware of your tallness – maybe even self-conscious about it. But imagine that you're in a room full of basketball players. Suddenly, you don't seem so tall anymore.
Forsooth, the American cow is oblivious amidst its herd. So too in every other way.
First of all both women in the picture have no class or style showing off their private parts like that. When you're going out make sure your pants are the right size! :D
Killjoy. (At least as to the one on the left...)
It's not the fat that's making you fat, however that sounds. It's mostly carbohydrates that give you energy which you are unable to burn. The math is very simple: you consume 2000 calories a day and burn 2200 = you're getting lighter and thinner. Also, you need fats to be healthy, it's just that fried food tends to have more calories in the same size meal, so people lose control of how much they're eating.
Actually, it’s not so simple. Different foods are metabolized differently.
I eat a diet heavy in meat and dairy fats, very low in sugar, moderately high in complex carbohydrates. On that, I am anything but fat. But if I were to eat a McBurger-and-soda diet measured at a nominally equal number of Calories, then I have no doubt that I would blow up like an American.
(Technical aside: Lowercase-c “calories” is the base unit; uppercase-C is actually kcal. Use the uppercase C in these conversations.)
Food in the US is cheap compared to how much they earn. They also eat fast food often, which is cooked on the oil and contains a lot of fat.
It's not the fat that's making you fat, however that sounds. It's mostly carbohydrates that give you energy which you are unable to burn. The math is very simple: you consume 2000 calories a day and burn 2200 = you're getting lighter and thinner. Also, you need fats to be healthy, it's just that fried food tends to have more calories in the same size meal, so people lose control of how much they're eating.
Well americans love fast food basically. Everything about these unhealthy foods can make anyone fat. Its also about the lifestyle. I don't know why but many americans seem to be having a hard time burning all the calories and carbs they took. Probably because of a busy schedule but health should also be taken into importance
Food in the US is cheap compared to how much they earn. They also eat fast food often, which is cooked on the oil and contains a lot of fat.
It's not the fat that's making you fat, however that sounds. It's mostly carbohydrates that give you energy which you are unable to burn. The math is very simple: you consume 2000 calories a day and burn 2200 = you're getting lighter and thinner. Also, you need fats to be healthy, it's just that fried food tends to have more calories in the same size meal, so people lose control of how much they're eating.
Food in the US is cheap compared to how much they earn. They also eat fast food often, which is cooked on the oil and contains a lot of fat.
First of all both women in the picture have no class or style showing off their private parts like that. When you're going out make sure your pants are the right size! 
Since we're talking sizes, the average American is more overweight than the average European, but I could find literally millions of pictures to support a claim that there many fit Americans and fat Europeans.
Why are they fatter? I'd blame the fizzy drinks and snacks. The daily routine of many Americans is full of coca cola, sweet drinks from starfucks, muffins, donuts and so on, usually consumed on the go or at work.
Since we're talking sizes, the average American is more overweight than the average European, but I could find literally millions of pictures to support a claim that there many fit Americans and fat Europeans.
Why are they fatter? I'd blame the fizzy drinks and snacks. The daily routine of many Americans is full of coca cola, sweet drinks from starfucks, muffins, donuts and so on, usually consumed on the go or at work.
“Americans on average consume about 88 grams of added sugars per day,” says David Zinczenko, author of “Eat This, Not That!” and the forthcoming “Zero Sugar Diet.” The World Health Organization recommends adults get no more than 10 percent of their total caloric intake from sugar — roughly 52 grams a day.
If you're tall enough to stand out in a crowd, you're probably aware of your tallness – maybe even self-conscious about it. But imagine that you're in a room full of basketball players. Suddenly, you don't seem so tall anymore.
Because MC is everywhere and MC is life! I'm from Europe and people there getting more fat too. My girlfriends sister moved to USA 10 years ago and she said that people are mostly fat because you have in USA tons and tons of fast foods. The meal there is very cheap in opposite against restaurant even against food you make at home.
Americans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
No, I dont think this is the main reasonAmericans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
You have to work out and keep your muscles busy in order to consume your energy
If you are taking a lot of energy (proteins & carbohydrates) you will start to grow more powerful but if you stop consuming this extra energy these joules will get deposited in the fatty layer
Well, their laziness for making own food is same as laziness for workout. It is quite funny, in USA is many gyms, workout plans DVD, etc..., but in whole country it uses only minimum of people, so piggy piggy here they come!
Because MC is everywhere and MC is life! I'm from Europe and people there getting more fat too. My girlfriends sister moved to USA 10 years ago and she said that people are mostly fat because you have in USA tons and tons of fast foods. The meal there is very cheap in opposite against restaurant even against food you make at home.
Americans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
No, I dont think this is the main reasonAmericans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
You have to work out and keep your muscles busy in order to consume your energy
If you are taking a lot of energy (proteins & carbohydrates) you will start to grow more powerful but if you stop consuming this extra energy these joules will get deposited in the fatty layer
One historical reason is the effectiveness of lobbying by large food conglomerates and other corporations, which heavily influenced the development and accuracy not only of dietary advice and how it was communicated, but also produced lopsided incentives for dietary research. Similarly, product packaging and food advertisement standards are generally more lax in the United States than elsewhere, and the social tolerance of markets and corporations is perhaps also greater.
I've read a study about people getting fat is because they don't just eat MCdonalds but simply because they are happy. Americans are not all fat but most of those that are unhappy people are skinny - Studies shows that when a person is not a jolly as some, they end up growing with the wrong crowd and not so happy.
Because MC is everywhere and MC is life! I'm from Europe and people there getting more fat too. My girlfriends sister moved to USA 10 years ago and she said that people are mostly fat because you have in USA tons and tons of fast foods. The meal there is very cheap in opposite against restaurant even against food you make at home.
Americans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
Americans are also very lazy and they just pay a few bucks to get finished meal, than cook meal by yourself..
very controversial
America is not so much a big country, but more like a big business. There is a lot of money to be made in obesity for a lot of people and companies: healthcare, pharma, sugar, hfcs, fastfood, supermarkets etc.
It's in America's interest to keep people fat, keep prisons full, keep hospitals full, charge people for as much as they can, and fleece them out of their money. Of course everyone has to keep up the pretense that the opposite is true, and many may even believe it. But ask yourself this: do you trust their words or their actions?
It's in America's interest to keep people fat, keep prisons full, keep hospitals full, charge people for as much as they can, and fleece them out of their money. Of course everyone has to keep up the pretense that the opposite is true, and many may even believe it. But ask yourself this: do you trust their words or their actions?
Yeah. I agree almost of them are big and fat. Maybe because that their genes. And the other americans they don't care about what they need to eat. They don't have exercise. They don't know about healthy diets.they care about going at work. Eat. And sleep. Not all of them though. But almost.
Although I don't really like stereotyping, I must say that they are fat because of the Fast food chain that's currently booming in their country and in which aside from that, costs cheaper and is already made. Most of the Americans I know prefers fast food. They say because they're used to it.
In the final analysis, it is because of the food, and the right to eat, including this form of addiction. And any addiction is an addiction, so there must be a variety of shortages, not one. If other addictions are shown to be hunger, then food and the addiction to food appear to be hunger. Hunger, which is completely free of basic needs, is an addiction.
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