> I was surprised (but not too surprised, actually, because you hear this all the time) to discover when I got back to America that I didn’t gain any weight in

> I was surprised (but not too surprised, actually, because you hear this all the time) to discover when I got back to America that I didn’t gain any weight in Italy. Having made a trip to Italy very recently I can second this. We ate huge amounts of food (not necessarily any huge meals…the slow Italian eating style made it difficult to eat too much at any one meal) but we were eating a lot of different things because there was so much food we wanted to try. And we drank a lot of wine. I don’t usually drink much but Inwas probably averaging a bottle of wine a day in Italy. Ok returning to America after 10 days I hadn’t gained any weight and had even lost a little (although that was likely just natural variances). American food (including possibly many fresh ingredients…many fruits, for example, have extremely high sugar contents bred into them) are simply not good for you.