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Probably a combination of Universal Healthcare, Food Regulations (from what I understand, food quality regulations in the US are lacking compared to the EU), mo
by ne0flex 1y ago
Probably a combination of Universal Healthcare, Food Regulations (from what I understand, food quality regulations in the US are lacking compared to the EU), more balanced cultural attitudes towards work-life balance, less car-focused cities and more walkable cities.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoThese are all universal across the EU and yet there's big differences between EU countries.
- cbg0 1y agoFood regulations doesn't mean people have a healthy diet. A lot of the Eastern Europe countries have higher obesity rates: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Share_of_overweight_people_aged_16_years_or_over,_2022_(%25)_Health2024.png https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...
- danaris 1y agoThat is likely more due to epigenetic factors than individual diets. A lot of Eastern Europe was doing very poorly a generation or two ago, and we know that living through a period of hunger will cause your children to be more likely to gain weight.
- ethbr1 1y agoI'd say healthy food availability in the US generally sucks. Less so than regulation, just the market making it difficult for a lot of people to eat healthily, less-processed, and fresh with regularity. This is talking about places that don't have a Whole Foods nearby. (Or often any grocery store!)