I am reading more and more studies that claim that a higher percentage of Americans are overweight from previous generations.
Why are Americans fat? Is it the culture?
2006-08-21 20:39:02 · 17 answers · asked by GobleyGook 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
So little time. So much work. Too much stress. Way too much fast food.
2006-08-21 20:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not just Americans,Australians here also.Probably the whole western world,-due to the presevatives and other junk they put into our fast foods.I beleive a test was done on a macdonalds berger and it was put in with some freshly made ones.The freshly made ones all deteriorated and the macdonalds one was still ok after days??dont know the full story on that but i can beleive it.Previous generations never had these fast food outlets and even when they appeared, they treated themselves perhaps once a week, or less, --not every day as some of us do.?/
2006-08-21 21:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Ron~N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portion sizes. It's not what they eat that is the problem. It's the amounts they eat. The french have a diet that is rich in meat and fat but they eat smaller portions.
2006-08-21 20:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by martpd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too busy to prepare foods so we eat fast (fat) foods.
Too busy to exercise.
Too many video games and less outdoor games for kids.
Schools serve McDonald's to the kids for lunch.
The government subsidizes the corn industry to make high fructose corn syrup to sweeten all of our food making it more addicting and higher in calories.
Too many food advances in the snack food arena. (there aren't too many ways to improve on broccoli and peas, they don't come "NOW EVEN GREENER")
2006-08-21 20:54:30 · answer #4 · answered by purplebutterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the culture... everything is becomin mobile, drive thru and easier for us... there's supposedly a chemical in mcdonalds food that makes it addictive... all of these video games and multimedia have people sitn at home and whatnot... its hot out here in texas so u can even go outside to take a walk...
2006-08-21 20:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by bigguu254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technology like TV's and video games and internet make people wanna stay at home and play/watch instead of getting out and playing sports and games.
more junk foods
more modes of transport. instead of walking everywhere theres trains buses and taxis...
2006-08-21 20:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by kirby_freak215 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It;'s not culture.. It's the kind of food they eat. Obviously
2006-08-21 20:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by persh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The unhealthy food, and lack of exercise
2006-08-21 20:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by Scheherazade 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cos they eat too much of fatty foods..like burger..and they eat lots of chicken..kfc's chicken is not good...too much of fat is used to fry it..i watched that on cnn..kfc had been sued..that was 2 years ago
2006-08-21 20:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by TO BE CONTINUED.... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
television and the internet. Inactive lifestyle. also the things that are put in our food
2006-08-21 20:45:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋