Why even slender newcomers get fat in America: the opinion of our immigrant
'09.07.2021'
Source: Yandex Zen
When a Russian comes to the United States, especially a Russian in the 2000s, he will be extremely surprised at American food culture. Even “thin and sonorous” Russians, having lived a little in the States, find themselves a dozen extra pounds. And no wonder! About his observations, why it is so easy to get fat in America, says the author of the blog "BEZguide" on Yandex Zen.
Sugar everywhere
It's not about sweets. "White poison" is put into everything. Sugar is found in milk, in sauces, in baked goods (out of habit, it even seems sugary), in cornflakes, which Americans love to have for breakfast. I'm not even talking about soda. Excessive consumption of sugar leads to the fact that a person cannot feel full, and constantly chews something.
More is cheaper
Since the times of the USSR, we have become accustomed to being weighed down and not reported. In America, food is sold to you in bulk - from grocery stores to industrial markets. More is cheaper! The portions are simply huge, you want to finish up all this delicious food, and now you already notice how your trousers have become cramped for you.
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Half-starved past
When you see how Americans eat, you get the feeling that they literally dug for food. This has its own historical truth. Before World War II, the United States, by and large, was an agricultural country, many people worked in the fields for a meager wage. At the same time, families with many children often met, where food was not very good.
And after the war, another era began - the era of consumption and excess food. America's half-starved peasant began to "eat off" uncontrollably, and this led to well-known problems.
To the bakery by taxi
Inhabitants of one-story America actually drive for bread because they cannot be reached on foot. They do not have stalls and shops in their sleeping areas at every turn - they were squeezed out by hypermarkets. I remember how I was taken to eat pizza for 30 kilometers, no less. Of course, a nation that got into a car and had no other activity began to gain weight.
Original column published on the blog. "BEZguide" on Yandex Zen.
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