So its NOT just americans that are fat
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070530/..._me/fat_europe

you euros seem to be tipping the scales as well

Only in America....

and here is the reason:

"Fast food now appears the sole truly international form of catering, even in Europe where food fashions go back centuries. The world leading brands McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, KFC and Domino's Pizza - now covering about 100 countries, including most of Europe."

The worst is all the obsese little kids now. :( Fast food is terrible for you.

I blame bush :(

I cut out all that crap food from my diet and am now only eating good foods. lots of fruits and veggies low fat meats ect ect

dropped 5 pounds in the last 3 weeks

:thumbsup

That's good, now keep it going ;)

In America, we just take a little more pride in being extra chubby...

yeah man. I dropped 30 doing atkins.

came off atkins and gaind 20 of it back. Atkins is evil if your not going to do it as a lifestyle change.

What im doing now is much more sensible and good for me

So many health problems in the future for our generation.

And we are living longer to worry about our health problems longer.

tried Atkins as well, similar results:disgust

i started doing weight watchers mp5 - 8 pounds in 2 weeks so far

We dont have small cokes anymore at Burger King etc. What used to be a big coke is now small or medium.

We have triple burgers and extra big this and huge that.

This is a thing from the last 2 years or so...

Its called Super Size and has been a big hit over here for years

I only cut the portions in half, still eating the same things, and dropped 3 pounds in 6 days.

It's pretty good as long as you are also excersizing and eating right even when you're done with it.

Well north Americas are fat, but if you eat and your not active you can be fat anywhere.

I did Atkins and lost about 25lbs. I kept it off for almost 2 years. after I lost 25 lbs I got off the Atkins diet and worked out and ate 6 small meals a day. The only reason I gained it back was because I got careless about my eating habits. Eat clean, and don't gorge at night you will be fine.

yeah... it is scary! :(

85lbs lost in 4 months but I had a little help.

it's funny that we have such issues with fat people, and most of the world starves..

well, it may be bad for you, BUT if you can't eat it in moderation and not make a fucking pig of yourself than that's YOUR own problem. Why are there so many fat fucks in the world? It's not just because of fast food, BUT for the cases where it is due to fast food that is the person's own fault. They are not forced to eat there, but they chose to go eat there 10 times a fucking day and blame the fast food companies for their fat ass. As for obese kids... That's the PARENTS fault. They know that this food is not the healthiest yet they keep feeding it to their children. The kids sure aren't going to Mc Donalds on their own and paying for this food.

Eat the shit in MODERATION. Stop making a god damn pig of yourself and you won't get so damn fat. Of course, people will keep using excuses like "I'm depressed", "people make fun of me so I eat all the time" bla bla bla...

Na Forrest - not all Americans are fat - just US citizens :winkwink:

Even worse is child obesity - that is little different from child abuse.

Seriously... Europe is mild in comparison and it's not just a US problem.

About 25% of the people living in the Middle East are obese or overweight. In Japan obesity has risen by 100% among Japanese men since 1982.

Basically "Eat crap and look like crap" :pimp

Quite sad to hear that:(

Damn, you were fat!!

It's called consumption Mr S - and it not only applies to food. Some folks will consume till they max out ten plastic cards and any equity in their homes and still complain about not being able to consume enough :pimp

key phrase: eat in moderation and not 10+ times a day at a fast food place like you see many fat people do.

the reality is this for the fat generation:

statistically, even with the advances of modern medicine to mitigate poor nutrition of a contemporary diet, people on a processed food diet will live shorter, less healthful lives.

and this is the first time in history that lifespans are actually decreasing in civilized society.

fat people do impact everyone who you buys medical insurance.

every 6 months our family premium goes up, most of these increases are due to obesity related health issues.

the irony is that there's plenty of info everywhere about diet and exercise, with tons of it at our finger tips in the information age.

we have only ONE experience on earth. you might as well do it in a healthy body for a long time. it is probably true that if you eat for 100% health and longevity you will not get as much pleasure from eating.

a plate of steamed cauliflower is not even close to the pleasure of eating a banana split at dairy queen.

but that is the choice we do with our time on earth; do we eat food that is manufactured to TASTE GOOD so it sells and life a shorter, less healthy life...or do we value life so much that we take the effort to be really healthy.

diet and exercise is real work, but you will feel better, live longer, and bang more beaver.

Spoken like a true thin person...

I'm thin because I don't eat crappy food like a pig.. I have nothing against fat people, but instead of complaining or blaming other people/companies for you being fat, do something about it to help your situation.

They have all those fast food places in Scandinavia. How come they aren't fat?

yeah man, we are trying to eat more food over here, so there is less for you, the US gays, so you can finally lose some weight and see how good it is to be in norms :)