Why do people believe that all Americans eat so unhealthily and are fat?
150784
Despite what you have witnessed in other countries you may be comparing a small sample size relative to the entire population of the country you are visiting.  Americans clearly and statistically have the worst diet, are the most overweight and have the highest percentage of obese people in the world.  Ever been to Texas?\n\nThe progression is clear from decades past especially in young people which are a good representation of future health.\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overwght99.htm\n\nSorry my friend, but facts are facts and you can't refute them.
392596
There are so many overweight people in the US and people that do not eat healthy, so yes we need nutritionist to guide us on our eating habits
1134334
I have been complaining of that for years!! I totally agree. Unfortunately it is cheaper to buy foods that are unhealthy. And yes, a lot of Americans are overweight because of it. I don't understand why the government isn't stepping in to help somehow. But, like Kevin Trudeau states in his book "Things they don't want you to know about", government agencies themselves are getting rich off people being unhealthy. More people are taking diet pills than ever before. More people are going to the doctor than ever before. More people are buying more prescriptions than ever before. So, it is to their advantage that we stay unhealthy.\n\nThe sad thing is if you have a set amount of income you use toward groceries and need to stretch that money out so your family has something to eat for the week, it is cheaper to buy that bag of chips than it is fruit or other healthy products. Really. What do I tell my child when she is hungry that she can't have anything to eat because the healthy stuff I bought is already gone and we are only a few days into the week? Stupid really. \n\nThis is one issue that really has me steamed, and always has. We should all stand up and  protest it....but I don't think that will happen because too many people are afraid to "buck" the system...
1064012
it's because they think they're fat.. and if they cheat on eating sweets or their diets..it makes them feel guilty and bad about themselves
390969
Any religion can promote good health. The problem is, us fat and lazy Americans won't get off our butts and exercise enough. Religion has nothing to do with being healthy. That is a personal choice.
684854
americans are fat bastards and eat a lot of meat.  Due to this they have to constantly floss and take care of their teeth.  Americans also have whole businesses dedicated to whitening teeth with lasers.\n\nactually I live in america but I have lived in the UK as well.  over 1/3 or americans are obese...statisticlly..this does MAKE america fat bastards\n\nThe english dont really have laser whitnening or bleaching trends that asmericans have had for decades.  Americans like thier superficiality, cover up the weakspots.....
1007363
yeah, i definetely agree with you.  people nowadays are just too lazy to actually watch what they're eating...that's why everyone is getting fat.  I wish it was required to learn about how saturated/unsaturated fats affected your body, as well as proteins and carbohydrates, and just learning about the body in general.  I have taken so many classes on how things affect the body and I wish everyone would have to learn those things because it seriously makes you so much more aware of your personal health!
521421
Because so many people are so busy running around with jobs,activities,etc-we don't take the time to prepare healthy meals. Slow down and take time to have family meals somewhere besides fast food restaurants-So many problems could be solved by this including obesity,dysfunctional families-People are just too hung up on trying to do too much
400477
yeah i would say its a high number, probably something like your guess of 65 or 70%. America has such a high population of obese people... its really sad, and very unhealthy.
1151418
It is hard to say why people do the things they do but I can speak from experience and from my medical & counseling training.  Your family is doing it for the same reasons you do some things.....they dont' think about it from your point of view. \n\n** Parents are from an era when eating hearty meals was our way of life.  Skinny didn't look good and If we had skinny children we as parents failed to adequately feed them.  We wer then thought of as a poor family.  We feel comforted when our children eat.  It makes us feel ike we have done our job.  However, most parents aren't always up on the latest events.  The increasing obesity is killing our children.  They are eating snacks and pop at an alarming rate causing "muffin tops" at an early age which can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle including early diabetes and high blood pressure and other complications. you don't want that fat to hang on your organs as you age.  You seemed to have thinned out a little.\n\n** You sound beautiful*** That is great well within the BMI index and looks healthy as well.  \nYou have to be happy with you,  and it is great you found someone who loves you for your current appearance and one I think you are happy with.  You need to worry more about changing hair styles and piercings than making your family happy about your body.  They should worry about there own health first.\nI would simply tell your mom you will eat when you are hungry and you appreciate her concern but to please not talk about your weight or eating habits anymore.  Trying to understand why people act or say things is truly a maturity issue.  If you can see it as your mom having concern for you, then you are well on your way to growing up nicely.\n\n\nGood Luck!
843379
I wouldn't say that all Americans are huge. However, that tends to be the stereotype. I haven't ate at McDonald's in at least a year, don't see the point in it. I can clearly cook my own food and enjoy doing and its cheaper. My husband and I like to eat a lot of rice and we also love potatoes, we eat a lot of salads. We only eat lean meat, mostly chicken and turkey breast, but some beef. we eat TONS of vegetables and fruits, all in all we eat really healthy. I wouldn't say Americans fault is the quality of food we eat, its the amount and the amount of exercise we get. We have a plentiful life and a lazy one at that, hard to stay healthy in that aspect.
465372
fast foods are mostly FAT. That equates to calories not nutrition.
226737
I have always heard its because when they eat 3 meals a day the biggest meal is lunch, so their body burns off more fat throughout the day. whereas Americans usually eat bigger dinners and then go to sleep shortly after.  It actually makes sense.\nOh, yeah and you should be able to go to Oprahs web site and get the link for that book. just type in some key words, Im sure you'll find her.
1036589
Speak for yourself.  You're to fat, lazy, and stupid to type or spell  correctly.  And your opinions reflect your stupidity and laziness.  America is the greatest country on earth.  We have done more good for the world than all other countries put together.
802811
some people are born with good genes and have been reared in an environment where food is a neccesity and not a crutch. they eat to live...not live to eat. there have been some recent studies showing a "fat gene" that links obesity to an addiction....and not just weak and lazy people who don't have the will power to diet and exercise.
162441
People who are responcible for obisity...is our self.  Mcdonalds don't force us to eat their food.   Pizza joints don't force us to eat their food....its our own decision in how we treat our body...like smokers who choose to smoke.  People in america just have a thing to blame other people them themselvs.
500053
the fault doesn't lie on which food is being sold in the us but rather the lack of self-control and/or psycological problems the us citizens have that impedes them from not overeating and/or excersicing enough.