Why area ALL americans fat?
956991
It just goes to prove what absolute rubbish you can actually PAY to read!\n\nIt is true that an increasingly worrying proportion of Americans are overweight but the article was being exceptionally facetious!
1172625
Because we live in America.
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.
1166074
America keeps getting fatter every year. It's all about our surroundings and how easy it is to access everyting with little effort. Genetics of course play a big role. Everyone keeps getting bigger so women see it and I guess think since everyone else is it's ok. When a woman says she's happy with being fat, 99% of the time she is lying straight through her teeth. Some people think they are healthy when they are fat, but that's because they don't get out and try and do "normal" things. Go try and jog a mile slowly, if you get winded within two steps your not healthy.
161390
It would be very boring if everybody was the same size...but come on....people have very bad eating habits in the US. Look at Japan and other oriental countries : almost no obesity !......You install McDonalds and the size of the population changes !
1021344
It has something to do with the area they live in. Body types are based on climate, landscape, food, and way of life.  Like Eskimo's for an extreme example, they are short and chubby because their diet consist of mostly fish and to be short and fat gives you a smaller body area to keep you warm.  Where as in Africa the natives are tall and skinny giving them longer body area to keep them cool in hot climates.  These are extreme examples but the same applies to European white people, but it is not as noticeable because American white people come from Europe, but our features have changed over time because of food, climate and living conditions.  It all boils down to where people originated and evolved from.
963000
generally eating a lot of rice would make you gain weightt because its carbohydrates. but the reason why asian people  are all so small and thin is not mainly because of that- its because they eat good food like fresh vegetables, seafoods, lean meats - and hardly any deep fried foods, sweets or prepackaged foods.\nThats really not the case in the U.S. , only in asian countries, every one in every race is and can be fat here- very sad actually
572169
Because they live in a god forsaken hell hole which consumes too many resources!\n\nThey live in their self-centred little world - I ask you how many things in the non-american home have the words 'Made in USA' on it? Very few I reckon!\n\nEverything in America is second rate - the people are a bunch of old inbred Europeans who are genetically designed to be FAT!\n\nGod Bless America - for what!? Embarrassing the world!\n\nWhat ever crap you hear about British Food being awful is a myth! Food in the UK is fantastic - thats why many of us are healthy - the unhealthy ones feast on AMERICAN shite!
433937
This is a great question because we often fail to realize that fat burns Globally, not locally from our bodies.  We can'not exercies our abs, or our butts in particular and expect to lose weight in that region alone.  We can gain muscle there, but when we lose weight, buy taking in less calories than we consume, we lose that weight globally.  Your butt will only benefit from a portion of the overall global (total body) weight loss.  Exercise equipment companies greatly benefit by selling the false idea of locally burned fat.  Example: 6 Second Abs.
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.
689791
Well, I doubt that. Americans seem to becoming obese all on their own.
464478
Because Most Americans have lost respect for their own country and their own bodies.  They don't respect themselves or anyone else.  They are lazy SOBs who sap money from the gov't because they are too lazy to work and then taxes go up so I get less for what I work for.  I worked in places where people use their food stamps for chips and dip and their cash allowances for beer and cigarettes.  IT'S SICK!  Forget their kids...forget why they even were allowed that money in the first place.  DISRESPECT, LAZINESS, AND SELFISHNESS are all the reasons why America is less fit than probably any other country in the world.  \n\n***Sorry...this is a touchy topic for me, if you can't tell...I've got stories and stories about this too...
543489
Lots of fat deposits.
1179004
Wow. Lots of excuses to be fat, arn't there?\n\nFirst, fad diets don't work. They work against the way the human body is meant to work, which is never healthy in the long run. (for example: everyone who followed that no-carb diet for a full year or more is going to end up with kidney problems within the next decade)\n\nAmericans live in a culture where food is offered as quick comfort. Foods are high in grease, fat, salt, artifical colors and flavors, refined sugars and bleached flour. Diets consist mostly of fats, with a severe lack of fruits and vegetables. Even meats, which have healthy fat that humans need, are often fried in oils or covered in gravies or sauces. \n\nHumans were not meant to survive on empty calories.\n\nAdd to the nutrition problem the fact that Americans don't have steady exercise in their lives. Compared to most countries, Americans spend a lot of time indoors. We go from bed to a car to a chair at a desk to a car to a sofa and back to bed. \n\nIn much of the world, few people would take a car 5 blocks to run an errand. In America, few people would spend 20 minutes walking somewhere they could reach by car in 5 minutes, even if they don't have anything to do afterward.\n\nSpending an hour in a gym 3 times a week doesn't make up for a lack of physical exertion during the rest of the week - and few people even do that.\n\nI heard a joke that a woman was going to have bariatric surgery. It was the only thing she hadn't tried besides diet and exercise.\n\nThe scary part is, most people would rather have surgery than be accountable for their own health and wellness. And they have no one to blame but themselves: not stress or glands or McDonalds.\n\nBut I guess personal accountability isn't an american value anymore, either.
95078
Well I am larger than average and I have a very good man who also is larger than average...\nBut I wouldn't say we are exactly fat...\nJust a little overweight...\nHe loves my cooking...LOL...\nHe picked me and I was already overweight...
470508
It depends on several factors...\n\nWhether you are male or female- males are more prone to gain in their bellies while women may gain first in thighs, hips, & butts.\n\nHeredity-look at your other family members. This is probably the best way. Some people tend to gain around the middle more so than anywhere else. Ever notice how some obese people have more fat in some places than in others???\n\nStress-someone before me said that stress causes a release in cortisol. this is correct. this hormone causes fat to be stored in & around the middle section of the body. it is true for males & females.
316473
This is a sad observation mostly about poorer Americans (1), a distinction in the gap between the poor and the wealthy in the United States.  The poorer individuals in America have a larger tendency towards obesity, and wealth is very much correlated to obesity, as shown in this study (2).  Speaking anecdotally, you see alot of overweight individuals in urban areas and in immigrant neighborhoods, which are generally less well off than white suburban neighborhoods (3).\n\nThis is actually very odd, in less developed nations you see the reverse: the poor are starving and thin, and the rich are obese.  Often obesity is a sign of wealth and status in cultures where food is scarce (1).\n\nWhy is it that in the US, the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be overweight?  From what I have seen, wealthier individuals have muchy better diets.  They do not eat cheap junk food like McDonalds or frozen burritos.  They also have the money to join health clubs, go to spas, and basically they can afford to lead healthier lives.