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People that move out of the USA generally lose weight. Especially if they move to a country with snaller portions and more walking. People that move to the USA
by nox101 2y ago
People that move out of the USA generally lose weight. Especially if they move to a country with snaller portions and more walking. People that move to the USA generally gain weight. Evidence that it's lifestyle.
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- grepfru_it 2y agoJust needs to be a walking friendly city. You will lose weight in eg NYC or Seattle
- lazyasciiart 2y agoI'm in Seattle, and I can tell you that foreigners don't move here and lose weight.
- NilMostChill 2y agoThat's evidence of environmental factors.
- ta_1138 2y agoAn environment that physically makes you more sedentary as, outside of a couple of cities, many things that would be sensibly done through walking in other countries involve driving. You can easily tell this is the case by seeing where the obesity is less prevalent
- hnburnsy 2y agoMaybe peer and societal influences too?
- maigret 2y agohttps://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/14/exactly-how-much-less-america-walks-than-other-countries-in-five-charts https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/14/exactly-how-much-less...
- pclmulqdq 2y agoI would suggest that you look at food labels of "equivalent" products on both sides of the Atlantic. US packaged foods have a lot more sugar (and general calories) than those in Europe, even when they are the "same."
- amarcheschi 2y agoI visited us in summer, from Italy. Bread was so sugary. Cakes were sugary. Everything was much more sugary than here