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HBCoug
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Haha, just meant skinnier. Not necessarily healthier.
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Just had a mid-40's couple come in from Spain. Why do Euros look so much
Windward_Coug
Apr 10, 12:30pm
Vacation and not working so hard all the time.
joelvandyne
Apr 10, 12:32pm
Everybody take a break and go treat yourself.
joelvandyne
Apr 10, 12:33pm
much different lifestyles
mobicurious
Apr 10, 12:33pm
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inertiaman
Apr 10, 12:44pm
Having spent alot of time in western Europe, not only healthier but tastier.
Rudi
Apr 10, 2:36pm
totally agree with this
mobicurious
Apr 10, 2:40pm
HFCS
kccougar
Apr 10, 12:33pm
They eat real food, not manufactured/arranged chemicals and non-nutritive GMO crap. There's a reason why the EU bans
Division Bell
Apr 10, 12:34pm
This. Even their ultra-processed food is better than ours (added sugar)
Longseason
Apr 10, 12:40pm
I'd be interested in eating like a Euro for a month just to see how I feel. I
Windward_Coug
Apr 10, 12:40pm
A good place to start is Dr. Greger's book, How Not to Die
Division Bell
Apr 10, 12:44pm
Do you know what the website is?
rcbyufan
Apr 10, 12:47pm
Here
Division Bell
Apr 10, 12:48pm
He wants you to give up all meat and animal Based food
A Drew Aitch
Apr 10, 12:48pm
LOL. Not happening.
rcbyufan
Apr 10, 12:54pm
RE: LOL. Not happening.
Division Bell
Apr 10, 4:38pm
FTR, I'm a big believer that there's no 1 single best diet for every body. So
rcbyufan
Apr 10, 4:53pm
It's pretty simple. All real, all organic. Not a lot synthetic food
Coug Dude
Apr 10, 3:50pm
The gmo and processed food Boogeyman is funny to me. The sisters in our mission got really fat eating
CSoul
Apr 10, 12:43pm
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stoils
Apr 10, 12:45pm
Dr. Greger's assessment of his own industry disagrees with you.
Division Bell
Apr 10, 12:45pm
Talking about GMO is dumb. Most people don't even know what GMO is and isn't and they just say it to
CSoul
Apr 10, 12:52pm
Yeah, Europeans are noticeably getting fatter
Gustav
Apr 10, 1:34pm
Dr. Greger
Soren Tversky
Apr 10, 1:00pm
GMO boogie man is the best
stoils
Apr 10, 12:46pm
I don't think some of you understand what GMO really means
AFtotheNW
Apr 10, 2:19pm
I'll tell you one thing... 🇮🇹
AFtotheNW
Apr 10, 12:56pm
None of our wheat in the US is GMO. No variety exists that is approved. Again, it's a Boogeyman.
CSoul
Apr 10, 12:59pm
While the wheat is not GMO, the additives to commercial breads are toxic in many
mobicurious
Apr 10, 1:02pm
He specifically said wheat. And what additive are you specifically talking about? I make sourdough
CSoul
Apr 10, 1:06pm
a shelf-stable Arby's bun is going to have 20-30 ingredients
mobicurious
Apr 10, 1:09pm
I know. The question is does it impact your health negatively enough to matter? I don't
CSoul
Apr 10, 1:13pm
I lived in the EU for a few years and my health significantly improved
mobicurious
Apr 10, 1:15pm
Show me the facts there. I have a hard time believing it.
AFtotheNW
Apr 10, 1:03pm
You can Google the GMO thing. It's easy to find.
CSoul
Apr 10, 1:09pm
Yeah not disagreeing with you about that.
AFtotheNW
Apr 10, 2:45pm
And no snacking between meals. During all my time in France, I never saw anyone
LeGrandBleu
Apr 10, 1:11pm
It's always funny to me when we talk about GMO like it's some horrible thing that is ruining our health. It seems
SpecialT
Apr 10, 2:10pm
I'd be interested in knowing their sleep habits. I was recently watching a show about how not getting 7-8 hours of
slappy
Apr 10, 12:37pm
yes, but why do Europeans (esp Italians) go from 31 years old to 63 years old in less than a year?
RSL
Apr 10, 12:38pm
RE: yes, but why do Europeans (esp Italians) go from 31 years old to 63 years
Monomachos
Apr 10, 12:42pm
The average European walks a lot
donnerstag
Apr 10, 12:43pm
Spain… Mediterranean diet combined with a more liberal work/life balance and
BoiseBlueCoug
Apr 10, 12:43pm
It's the antioxidants from drinking 1-2 glass of wine/ day along with low carbs, and non-processed protien
BIG XII Coug
Apr 10, 12:44pm
Alcohol consumption is the key
foofcoug
Apr 10, 12:47pm
I've lived in Spain for a bit. Here are a few thoughts (echoing some above):
inertiaman
Apr 10, 12:45pm
"people don't seem to work as hard as they do in the US."
Iman23
Apr 10, 12:50pm
Probably not fat
Jericho
Apr 10, 12:46pm
Lots of these answers. Also cigarettes.
HBCoug
Apr 10, 12:49pm
As in the smoking helps them lose weight?
Great38
Apr 10, 12:56pm
Studies show that nicotine is an appetite suppressant.
benny1982
Apr 10, 1:09pm
Ok yeah, just trying to clarify how the cigs make them healthier. Haha.
Great38
Apr 10, 1:29pm
Haha, just meant skinnier. Not necessarily healthier.
HBCoug
Apr 10, 1:34pm
In New York, I could always spot the Europeans. Much slimmer. And ...
KCFan85
Apr 10, 12:52pm
Self selection. Which Europeans are vacationing to New York? Not the chavs…
Soren Tversky
Apr 10, 1:03pm
Go to a European football/soccer match and look at the difference
mobicurious
Apr 10, 1:05pm
heh heh, yes, it's stereotyping, but when we have global meetings, my German
Hawk in the 303
Apr 10, 1:05pm
Yup. It's kinda comical. But I really could spot the French before ...
KCFan85
Apr 10, 1:15pm
Unless they were Berliners
mobicurious
Apr 10, 1:19pm
People are skinny in New York the same way they are skinny in Europe, cause they walk a lot
TCuz
Apr 10, 1:09pm
Bingo.
CSoul
Apr 10, 1:14pm
Came here to say this. Europe’s population density is so much higher on average
holipuluki
Apr 10, 2:06pm
Do they have Swigs on every corner over there?
4slyce
Apr 10, 12:54pm
They eat less, walk more, work less, smoke more.
JuicyJam
Apr 10, 1:02pm
Mediterranean diet. Less likely to be work-aholics, more getting outdoors.
Mitty
Apr 10, 1:08pm
Here is an interesting statistic, and it probably isn't isolated in terms of
Acorn
Apr 10, 1:23pm
Portion size is probably the biggest factor
Great38
Apr 10, 1:30pm
Don’t worry, shrinkflation is helping with that!
baishel44
Apr 10, 3:54pm
the American experiment with suburbanism is largely a disaster
runnincoug
Apr 10, 1:48pm
And your rent was double
stoils
Apr 10, 2:10pm
It wasn't though. We rented our home out here, and used that money to rent there
runnincoug
Apr 10, 2:43pm
So....socialism?
krindorr
Apr 10, 4:02pm
Sure, but I'm just responding to the OP about why Europeans are healthy.
runnincoug
Apr 10, 4:06pm
as I have gotten older, currently mid-60's, I am leaning more and more to the
BYURider
Apr 10, 1:52pm
It’s called selection bias. You see the healthy looking Europeans because they
Jelly Man
Apr 10, 2:00pm
Does that apply to Americans that travel to Europe?
rcbyufan
Apr 10, 2:12pm
It really depends on where you're at and what kind of traveler
mobicurious
Apr 10, 2:44pm
Having lived in Europe for long stretches, totally disagree with this
mobicurious
Apr 10, 2:42pm
Their food is pure. Our food is synthetic. My buddy moved to France, lost 30 lbs
Coug Dude
Apr 10, 3:44pm
He obviously changed what he ate.
JuicyJam
Apr 10, 3:51pm
They eat less and walk (MUCH) more
Bobby Lee Swagger
Apr 10, 3:58pm
My own formula for staying lean. Eat better + move more. It works.
KCFan85
Apr 10, 5:17pm
They smoke and drink that suppresses their eating
BYU Grounds
Apr 10, 5:01pm
They’re probably rich. Rich people are thin, regardless of continent.
Ham
Apr 10, 6:01pm
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