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Originally Posted by Supz
(Post 19481616)
Have you ever been to a McDonalds in a foreign country? They are packed. I dont care where you are, South America, Europe, and even your lousy country. It also has to do with the population. America is much more heavily populated the most countries. Therefore our % of fat people will be greater, as well as our population of slim people. If you go any Fitness Center around the US. They are usually pretty packed. I go to the gym near my house and if I dont go at certain times I cannot use the machines. I have seen more people I know lose a lot of weight in recent times then ever before. I was in Germany in the summer time, and there are plenty of fat people there. I go to Canada atleast once a year to ski, there are PLENTY of fat people there as well. The fact is, America has a huge population, yes comparing to China, we are obese, but most asian people are borderline midgets. So that is genetic. Not really food consumption related. People on this board watch too much TV.
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I live in USA and have lived in 2 other countries and probably visited more than 15 countries.
There is no doubt that there is a bigger % of fat people and people out of shape here compared to any other country I have been to.
I think the main reason is the health care system, you do not really get educated about what is good for you since the burden for health is on yourself
There is other advantages of the US which even put the bad parts.. Same as any other country, if there is something good there is typically also something bad, you can't win all the time |
