Anonymous wrote:
Teach your children to grow something they can eat.

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps it’s “ingredients “ like this:

“More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”.

The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out of 2,310 urine samples, taken from a group of Americans intended to be representative of the US population, 1,885 were laced with detectable traces of glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in herbicides sold around the world, including the widely used Roundup brand. Almost a third of the participants were children ranging from six to 18.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples

And this is just one study of one ingredient. Hormones, medications, fertilizers, pollution, different varieties of food sources — all might play some part in what could be significant differences between US and EU foodstuffs, in addition to other lifestyle variables.

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps it’s “ingredients “ like this:

“More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”.

The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out of 2,310 urine samples, taken from a group of Americans intended to be representative of the US population, 1,885 were laced with detectable traces of glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in herbicides sold around the world, including the widely used Roundup brand. Almost a third of the participants were children ranging from six to 18.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples

And this is just one study of one ingredient. Hormones, medications, fertilizers, pollution, different varieties of food sources — all might play some part in what could be significant differences between US and EU foodstuffs, in addition to other lifestyle variables.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What % organic foods do you eat here? And non-GMO?

Many pesticides and chemicals — and plastics for packaging, I believe — that are ok in US are forbidden other places.

I eat more than my siblings, but eat almost 100% organic foods when at home. They rarely buy organic. They gain much, much easier and faster than I do. They also buy low-fat foods and more processed and/or packaged foods (eg, cut veg in a plastic bag that can be boiled or microwaved).

My brother who lives in the Midwest noted that his kids and their sports teams, they are in private school and all eat organic food, are all smaller than the public school kids and sports teams. Those kids are bigger, taller, more muscular and more fat. There seems to be a real difference between organic and conventional foods.

Omg the ignorance and gross generalizations. You know what is more likely, the private school moms probably have eating disorders and pass those to their kids.

Other than that I think it's portion size.

Anonymous wrote:GMOs
Addiction to alcohol and sugar

Anonymous wrote:It’s anecdotal, but I’m right there with you. I went to the Netherlands in March, ate whatever I wanted, walked maybe 1-2 miles a day, and lost five pounds in a week. I have to skip meals and seriously restrict my portions to lose weight in the US.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What % organic foods do you eat here? And non-GMO?

Many pesticides and chemicals — and plastics for packaging, I believe — that are ok in US are forbidden other places.

I eat more than my siblings, but eat almost 100% organic foods when at home. They rarely buy organic. They gain much, much easier and faster than I do. They also buy low-fat foods and more processed and/or packaged foods (eg, cut veg in a plastic bag that can be boiled or microwaved).

My brother who lives in the Midwest noted that his kids and their sports teams, they are in private school and all eat organic food, are all smaller than the public school kids and sports teams. Those kids are bigger, taller, more muscular and more fat. There seems to be a real difference between organic and conventional foods.

Anonymous wrote:Fructose is outlawed in many European countries, while it is pervasive here due to corn lobbyists. It is in EVERYTHING in your cupboard and in your fridge including breads, jams, dressings, etc as cheap replacement to real sugar. You are eating pounds of it weekly and it is ruining your gut and causing inflammation and weight gain. In America, avoid ALL processed foods.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What % organic foods do you eat here? And non-GMO?

Many pesticides and chemicals — and plastics for packaging, I believe — that are ok in US are forbidden other places.

I eat more than my siblings, but eat almost 100% organic foods when at home. They rarely buy organic. They gain much, much easier and faster than I do. They also buy low-fat foods and more processed and/or packaged foods (eg, cut veg in a plastic bag that can be boiled or microwaved).

My brother who lives in the Midwest noted that his kids and their sports teams, they are in private school and all eat organic food, are all smaller than the public school kids and sports teams. Those kids are bigger, taller, more muscular and more fat. There seems to be a real difference between organic and conventional foods.

Anonymous wrote:What % organic foods do you eat here? And non-GMO?

Many pesticides and chemicals — and plastics for packaging, I believe — that are ok in US are forbidden other places.

I eat more than my siblings, but eat almost 100% organic foods when at home. They rarely buy organic. They gain much, much easier and faster than I do. They also buy low-fat foods and more processed and/or packaged foods (eg, cut veg in a plastic bag that can be boiled or microwaved).