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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you've lived or been overseas you will see that most Americans are not at a healthy weight.

People from other countries do not necessarily eat better.  They eat junk food too.  However, they DO walk a lot more and use public transportation.[/quote]

Um my mom weighed 90 pounds when she came to the US but even though she walked miles everyday in the us she gained 20 pounds here due to the food[/quote]
+1 every time we are posted overseas I lose weight, and every time we come back to the US, I gain.  5 countries, 3 US tours.[/quote]

Us, too.  We were actually wondering however if maybe it had to do with that whole gut bacteria thesis.  We ate less processed food and also fewer GMO's when overseas.  Stuff was organic in the sense that it was just grown naturally vs. hydroponic tomatoes etc.  We wondered if maybe we just had better bacteria in our systems when we were abroad that made us digest things differently.  More stomach upsets but also maybe better digestion.[/quote]
I'm the 5 countries pp.  We have wondered the same, because we exercise every day no matter where we live, and don't drink soda anywhere.  I have wondered if it's gut bacteria here, or if it could be some kind of "obesogen" in the food or water, such as BPA, trace pharmaceuticals in the water, or flame retardants.  Some of these chemicals cause obesity and diabetes in animal studies, in low doses, not high doses.  [/quote]

I think you're onto something. I always lose weight overseas even though I eat pretty healthy here and don't eat that much processed food and I'm relatively active. When I'm in Europe I usually drop 5 lbs in a week or so on an already pretty skinny frame even though I'm eating out at restaurants all the time. [/quote]

Add me to this list. My friends who have lived abroad, and live urban-ly here, so walking a ton etc. both places, esp report this. It is super interesting. [/quote]

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