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[Chris 62]

Europe Getting Too Fat, WHO Report Says

ATHENS, Greece - Nearly one-third of all Europeans are obese because of fast-food consumption and sedentary lifestyles, and nations must encourage healthier habits, a U.N. agency warned Friday.


Obesity, once considered mostly an American problem, now is prevalent in European countries, where traditional diets have been associated with long life and good health, the World Health Organization (news - web sites) said.


Nutritionists from 50 countries opened a three-day meeting in Athens to examine ways to fight a trend among the world's developed nations, where changing diets and more sedentary lives contribute to obesity-related health problems like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

"Obesity is becoming a very important problem in the European region but also outside Europe," Roberto Dortellini, technical division director of WHO Europe, told The Associated Press. "It is a very major risk to the health of the European population."


In Greece, the problem is particularly acute because many people have turned away from the country's traditional Mediterranean diet toward fast food, officials say.

Soft and fat Greeks!

For shame.

[Spiffor]

Damn America and its fast foods

[Sava]

an American has room to talk

[Japher]

Damn America and its fast foods

The real "Stealth Nation Technology". HA!

[Az]

33%?

[Spiffor]

Europeans futter their kids with Coca Cola and McDonalds, so it's no wonder. I'm sure obesity will become a usual prejudice towards Europeans, and not Americans in some years, because Americans will soon learn to fight it correctly, while Europeans will be in the early pase of giving every sweet or fastfoody **** to their kids.

[lord of the mark]

Used to be were fat, but at least we (most of us) dont smoke, and they all smoked, but they werent fat. Now it looks like they're catching up in being fat, but are they still all smoking?????

[Az]

Just stick with the Med Food, it's healthy and delicious.

Greek, and french cheeses, French and Italian wines, Spanish and Turkish meat, Greek and Lebanonese Salads.

We have great food here, as well.


This is all bunk argument, since I presume a true slim-pill will be made in a matter of a decade or so.

[Japher]

but are they still all smoking?????

I am sure they are,

*begin threadjack*

but I am wondering what it is the French Are Smoking.

*End Threadjack*

[Boris Godunov]

@ all the Europeans who continuously made "fat American" cracks. Now looks like the big cracks are on you!

[dudemanjack]

I don't think it's a good idea to eat cheese all day, even if it's French cheese.

[Spiffor]

LoMa : I didn't find any Europewide statistics re: smoking, but I found some for France (21% of the 15+ years old population smokes daily, and about 50% of the population had smoked daily or is still doing so)
Yes, Europeans smoke . I heard there has been a clear fall of smoke consumption in Britain after a dramatic tax increase, but I don't know how true it is.

[Spiffor]

Dudemanjack :
It is a very bad idea to eat cheese all day, especially if it's French cheese. While French cheese might be tasty, it can be horrible for your health if you eat it too much (traditional production = unimportant to keep bacteria at bay). It is forbidden to import camemberts or alike in the US, and this forbiddance isn't only intended to piss the French

Edit : however, a varied diet with meat, veggies, fruit and cheese can only do you good in comparison with frigging burgers. Gosh I hate these.

[Az]

Ceasar's Salad with Roquefort (sp?)

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Dudemanjack :
It is a very bad idea to eat cheese all day, especially if it's French cheese. While French cheese might be tasty, it can be horrible for your health if you eat it too much (traditional production = unimportant to keep bacteria at bay). It is forbidden to import camemberts or alike in the US, and this forbiddance isn't only intended to piss the French

Edit : however, a varied diet with meat, veggies, fruit and cheese can only do you good in comparison with frigging burgers. Gosh I hate these.

there was a proposal some time back to ban certain unpastureurized cheeses aged fro more that a certain period, IIRC it was stopped. The risks involved are quite small. It is certainly possible to get a French Camembert in the US, though i havent purchased any lately

The real health problem with eating cheese all day is the damned cholesterol