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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work at the World Bank/IMF, which together employ more than 1,000 people in the DMV.  There are very, very, very few visibly fat people working here. Some senior people have lived in the United States for a decade or more, continuously.  I know a couple of people coming up on their 30th anniversary.

Point being, it's not just "the US food supply" that magically makes humans living in the USA fat. The Danish, Japanese, Moroccan and Swiss friends who have lived in DC since ~2000 (without a significant break to their home countries) are STILL normal weight .

I am fascinated by this, honestly.  ie, if the problem _really_ was "the US food 'supply'" then presumably a lot of Bank/IMF long haulers would be plump by now.  Because while you can choose to 100% avoid Coke and Lunchables, it would be difficult if not impossible to avoid any flour, eggs, milk, MEAT, etc. for years on end.

Right? [/quote]

I also work at the WB and i am French, I agree with your observation BUT I also suspect there is something about the food on top of behavior issues and i think they compound. ie: on average WB/IMF staff just like europeans and other nationalities tend to eat less processed food than americans, cook more from scrach, and snack less in favor of structured meals, which is indeed a cultural habit and has nothing to do with food supply.

BUT it means we eat less of the food that has been doctored up and we are less affected by it. As a french person i love bread and i barely touch bread here because i dont recognize it. US bread is sweet, doesnt go bad, i dont understand what goes in there but i dont trust it. I only buy fancy expensive handmade loaves once i a while. Like another poster i go out of my way to buy european pasta and french biscuits for my "processed' food.

WHen i go home i dont lose weight, but i simply dont touch processed food here.[/quote]

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