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What the World Eats

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Re: What the World Eats

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jules wrote: post #10
sedachv wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They also consume a ridiculous amount of bread (+pasta), dairy and sugary beverages. And probably then wonder why they get fat.

First, they aren't fat. Second, how can you judge this without knowing how much calories they burn?

Ignore the kids, look at the adults. They're not morbidly obese, but they are carrying excess fat. Without a change in diet, or adopting the training regime of a competitive athlete (do you know how many calories you need to burn every day to stay lean on that kind of diet?), this is likely to trend to obesity as they age.

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Post by starkfist »

eru wrote: post #4
decode wrote: post #2

I prefer this version, since it lists each item in the pictures, as well as breaking down the expenditures by category: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005952 Some interesting bits: The German family spends more on vitamins than any other category. The family from Chad gets $24.37 worth of free rations from relief organizations. Almost half of the Americans' expenditures are on Fast Food and Bev…

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany. Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweet…

It looks like the bottled water is soda water. I am also a sucker for fizzy water.

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Post by jules »

sedachv wrote: post #12
jules wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First, they aren't fat. Second, how can you judge this without knowing how much calories they burn?

Ignore the kids, look at the adults. They're not morbidly obese, but they are carrying excess fat. Without a change in diet, or adopting the training regime of a competitive athlete (do you know how many calories you need to burn every day to stay lean on that kind of diet?), this is likely to trend to obesity as they age.

I am not criticizing their diet. Look at their picture:

http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2007/hungry_planet/1...

These people are NOT obese. They are not super lean either, but for their age this looks like a perfectly healthy weight. In fact they are relatively lean compared to the other families.

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Post by whyenot »

sedachv wrote: post #6
eru wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those crazy Germans with their vitamin pills. They should just drive over to the Netherlands once a year, and buy their drugs there. It's way cheaper than in Germany. Also all the bottled water is just crazy. German tap water is excellent in quality in all areas, and I like the taste in most areas I sampled. And never ever drink the Flensburger malt beer (unless you find a version that uses actual sugar and not sweet…

They also consume a ridiculous amount of bread (+pasta), dairy and sugary beverages. And probably then wonder why they get fat.

the American, Italian and Mexican families appear to consume equal or greater amounts.

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Post by autarch »

It would've been very interesting to see some examples of people who've chosen to eat diets that are not the standard diet for their country. In particular, I'd like to see what vegans, raw foodists, Atkins dieters, and so on are eating.

I think the contrast between an American vegan and "Standard" American diet would be pretty interesting.

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