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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.
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.
I want to live in Sicily. Also, good god. The North Carolina example is an assault of colors on my eyes.
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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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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.
Look at photographs of people 60, 80, 100 years ago. The relative perception of obesity in the US is extremely distorted. The average male is 5 feet 9 inches (176cm) and 195 pounds (88 kilograms). That is overweight. The adults in the photo are also overweight.
Are you obese (by your own standards)?
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Look at photographs of people 60, 80, 100 years ago. The relative perception of obesity in the US is extremely distorted. The average male is 5 feet 9 inches (176cm) and 195 pounds (88 kilograms). That is overweight. The adults in the photo are also overweight.
I'm not from the US, and neither are the people we're talking about. These people look like they weigh less than 88 kilograms, which I agree would be obese for 176cm. Are you obese (by your own standards)?
Obese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity
Overweight: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight