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I have to agree, I travel Europe alot too, meals in London and Prague are plenty big. I had a seven course dinner in Paris that my Local friend took me too to s

I have to agree, I travel Europe alot too, meals in London and Prague are plenty big. I had a seven course dinner in Paris that my Local friend took me too to share a place she would regularly go with her family, who are quite thin. I think a combination of multiple factors including less sugars, ample walking, a general culture of baseline thinness, and cheap/affordable/healthy snacks at bodegas/grocery stores. I tend to lose weight in europe by adopting this lifestyle, coffee and a croissant in the morning, a small cold cuts and cheese for lunch and a large dinner with wine. This is also a metropolitan lifestyle, could it be that city life is more conductive to staying thin? Last time I went to london though, the obesity problem was looking bad. One other point I want to make is that young people in europe do tend to look healthier than young people in america, I believe the food quality and standards/lower supply of fast food franchises helps alot. Quick food in europe tends to offer healthier and higher quality options.

ghaff 6y ago
I can certainly believe that a non-trivial part of overeating in the US is having 2 or even 3 high calorie meals per day (plus snacks)--rather than people routinely eating dinners that are too big. >could it be that city life is more conductive to staying thin Maybe? I'm not sure most people walk enough in a city on a day-to-day basis going into an office to really move the needle. And they're probably eating out more and cooking at home less than they would if they had to hop in a car and drive somewhere. Which certainly can lead to eating more than you want.
yodsanklai 6y ago
> Last time I went to london though, the obesity problem was looking bad. Indeed, some parts of Europe do have obesity problems too. England obviously, but France is catching up. Junk food is getting increasingly pervasive. I think we're just lagging 10 years behind the US but we're getting there.

ghaff 6y ago

I can certainly believe that a non-trivial part of overeating in the US is having 2 or even 3 high calorie meals per day (plus snacks)--rather than people routinely eating dinners that are too big. >could it be that city life is more conductive to staying thin Maybe? I'm not sure most people walk enough in a city on a day-to-day basis going into an office to really move the needle. And they're probably eating out more and cooking at home less than they would if they had to hop in a car and drive somewhere. Which certainly can lead to eating more than you want.

yodsanklai 6y ago

> Last time I went to london though, the obesity problem was looking bad. Indeed, some parts of Europe do have obesity problems too. England obviously, but France is catching up. Junk food is getting increasingly pervasive. I think we're just lagging 10 years behind the US but we're getting there.