Fatland Europe?

misa.j said:
How poorly people eat makes me feel puzzled. I think the problem is a lot of people are not interested in cooking their meals anymore, and there are so many substitutes, ready to eat meals they can buy in a box out there.
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That's a good point. The only place in Europe I have seen people regularily eat "ready made food" was in Germany. Japan has also a lot of it in combini, but some of the take-away bento/katsudon/sushi are not nearly as bad for health as American fastfood. In fact some Japanese take-away food is as healthy as home-cooking (eg. the one sold in department stores).
 
Japan has also a lot of it in combini, but some of the take-away bento/katsudon/sushi are not nearly as bad for health as American fastfood.
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This is really a bit of an over generalization of American fast food. The image that most people conjure in their minds is of the Hamburger, Fries and Coke. But truthfully there isn't a single fast food chain these days that doesn't offer several healthy choices of a meal.

The problem is that people don't choose them.
 
The general opinion here is that American food is drenched in fat, and that you eat huge amounts of meat. :) But i don't know how true it is.

Let's see if i can dig up some information on Swedens obesity problems.

According to this* article half of Swedens male population has a BMI-value that is over 25, and the same for 36% of the women. 11% of all males and 10% of all women have a BMI that is over 30, they are obese (if i understand the word correctly).

* http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/2531/a/13798

Ugly site name, translated it is www.goverment.se :)
 
overweight yes

fat no

i mean here you see many more people that are just HUGE like walrusses or so


if you see both countries you'll know that i mean
 
Good observations, i'd say italy and france have a low obese percentage also due to their diets. Here in the Belgium and the Netherlands you don't see obesse people that much, although belgians sure do like to put a lot of butter in their dishes, yuckyyyy

As far as greece and cyprus, i can vouch that down in that area of the mediterranean the cuisine is surely tasty, but also very greasy, so that could be a factor, just a small hypothesis, that's all. Plus in the Balkans the eating healthy thing has not yet caught on, especially with the older generations.
 
also the change of the lifestyle changes a lot

like in the usa people now drive to school instead of going (i for example walk to the bus for 5 minutes ride it 5 minutes walk to school 5 minutes, that twice a day, thats more activity than some people get), drive in & fastfood are getting more acceptible etc

see germans like to eat and also drink beer! thats some 'rich' food if you think about it

were getting more and more 'americanized' :)

hmm
 
Shas said:
also the change of the lifestyle changes a lot

like in the usa people now drive to school instead of going (i for example walk to the bus for 5 minutes ride it 5 minutes walk to school 5 minutes, that twice a day, thats more activity than some people get), drive in & fastfood are getting more acceptible etc

see germans like to eat and also drink beer! thats some 'rich' food if you think about it

were getting more and more 'americanized' :)

hmm
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I don't think becoming americanized is really a good thing. :? But I love fatty American food. :p
 
Looked around and found some statistics:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/o/overweight/stats.htm

* Overweight prevalence statistics for men in the USA:
o 58% of men aged 20-34 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 67.6% of men aged 35-44 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 71.3% of men aged 45-54 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 72.5% of men aged 55-64 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 77.2% of men aged 65-74 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 66.4% of men aged over 75 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)

* Overweight prevalence statistics for women in the USA:
o 51.5% of women aged 20-34 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 63.6% of women aged 35-44 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 64.7% of women aged 45-54 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 73.1% of women aged 55-64 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 70.1% of women aged 65-74 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
o 59.6% of women aged over 75 are overweight in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)

* 50% of women aged 20 to 74 are overweight or obese in the US (The National Women?fs Health Information Center)
* 12% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 overweight in the USA (US Government Statistics)
* 6% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 overweight in the USA 1976-80 (US Government Statistics)
* 9% increase in adults overweight in the USA 1976-80 (US Government Statistics)
* 14% of children aged 6 to 11 overweight in the USA 1988-94 (US Government Statistics)
* 9% increase in adults overweight in the USA 1976-80 (US Government Statistics)
* Estimated 22 million children under 5 years are overweight worldwide(World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)
* 1 in 4 children are overweight in the USA (World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)

* 14% of women overweight in Canada 1996/97 (Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, Health Canada, 1996/97)
* 25% of men overweight in Canada 1996/97 (Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, Health Canada, 1996/97)
* 517 women per 1,000 population were overweight or obese in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 673 men per 1,000 population were overweight or obese in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 298 women per 1,000 population were overweight in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 482 men per 1,000 population were overweight in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 51.9% of female population are overweight in Australia 1999-2001 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 67.4% of male population are overweight in Australia 1999-2001 (Australia?fs Health 2004, AIHW)
* 18% of population in China (WHO World Health Report, 2003)

Costs for Overweight: Total cost: $99.2 billion
 
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I think Americans eat more junk food than others, but I wouldn't say they exercise less than French or eat more amount than French. I also heard their fast foods are bigger than the ones here.
 
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