If Italians really did stuff their face with pizza. bread sticks and pasta...?

Question

then why are they not the fattest nation in the world?

All those foods are really high carbs.

Answer 1

because they eat everything in moderation

and they eat dirrent kinda of pasta and pizza

its not the same as here

dont get me wrong there are fat and skinny people everywhere in the world

not everyone in america is fat and not everyone in europe is a stick

besides every culter is complete different in eating habits

Answer 2

They drink a lot of chianti and grappa!

this diffuses the calories from the pasta!

Answer 3

well, italian food doesnt just consist of these high carb foods, pizza bread sticks etc. . . these are just the popular ones we see everyday outside italy. . . but actually in italy they do a alot of home cooking with the freshest ingredients which counts on a good and healthy diet, better than fastfood. . . and they consume lots of vegetables and different grains, and also seafood. . . an italian family doesnt always eat pizza. . . but pasta in the other hand is consumed big time, but with fresh and healthy ingredients in the sauce and not manufactured ones like ready made sauces. They eat healthy, home cookedfood will always be healthier than manufactured or fastfood stuff. . .

Answer 4

Perhaps they are more physically active than people in other countries.  Could just be genes too.

Answer 5

Because, for a couple of reasons

      In some places you eat what is served to you. Many times parents don't know how to give their childen the right amount of food and basically force it down there kids throughts. The kid eventually starts eating in large portions which leads to obesity. Maybe they (italians) don't force their kids to eat as much.

     Second, carbs don't nessesarilly make you fat. In fact in right amounts, it's healthy. Italian food may have a lot of carbs but the food isn't high in fat.  

    Thirdly, your stereotyping italians. They don't only eat pizza and pasta and don't 'Stuff their faces'. (Not saying  that all are this way, some probablly do)

   Finally, the last time I went to Italy, I didn't see that many fast food restraunts that are order to go. (Correct me if I'm wrong) In general they had a bar (at the fast food restraunts) so that you can eat there. If your on the run, I don't think to many people are going to engorge themselves at a fast food restraunt.

Some of these reasons are dumb, but they could be factors.

Answer 6

because carbs don't make you fat, eating too much does.

Many nations have primarily carb-based diets (almost all Asian  nations for example), and yet they are not fat. I am very sick of the "carbs are evil fad".

Italians (and most other nations) eat much smaller portions than we do. They also take a longer lunch break (which actually means eating less because you don't  need to stuff your face with fast food). And they also walk much more