Posted January 19, 2015
Cadaver747: You are quite right. My bad.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html
As we can see here USA is on 18th place, while China only on 152. Hooray! :)
That's one of the reasons I'm going back, within the first month of arriving last time I lost 20# without really trying. I didn't generally feel hungry and after the first bit of jet lag, I didn't feel particularly tired, but the combination of having to walk up and down stairs and not having easy access to crap food probably helped as well. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html
As we can see here USA is on 18th place, while China only on 152. Hooray! :)
I rarely, if ever, saw anybody that was obese and the fattest people I would see with any regularity were just chubby.
Another point there is that the people around you tend to establish what you're going to view as healthy. If you're living in a country of fat asses you're going to be less likely to freak out when you get fat.
Lastly, the US is one of the few places where being morbidly obese entitles you to special treatment. Most countries don't coddle the fat the way we do. People don't get to be a hundred or more pounds over weight on accident, it's something that happens as the direct result of poor choices.
Sugar definitely does factor into it, sugar screws up your insulin levels and your insulin levels being off screw up every other hormone in your body, including the ones that are supposed to be regulating your appetite.
Post edited January 19, 2015 by hedwards