Why are Americans so skinny?

Question

Why are Americans so skinny?

Answer 1

...They are?

Seriously, Americans are skinny?

Answer 2

hmmm... This is the first I have heard of an epidemic of skinny Americans. Typical thge question is why are Americans so fat? There is an answer to that, it's called having a McDonalds on every corner, or a KFC, Starbucks, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, etc.

Answer 3

I don't know about that, many Americans are obiese and it seems to be getting worse.  People want fast and easy food that tastes good.  The ones that are skinny probably inherited good genes or exercise and diet properly like everyone should.

Answer 4

What Americans are you looking at... Paris, Nicole. Remember that's hollywood.

Answer 5

Have you been to America?

For the most part the only skinny people are in magazines.

The average woman is a size 14. Most are bigger.

I thought other countries thought of us at fat and lazy, interesting!

Answer 6

honestly as a people Americans are among the fattest

Answer 7

Huh?  We are, sad to say, the fattest bunch of couch potatos on the planet!

Answer 8

are you kidding?? the stereotypical American sounds like they are southern, and is lazy and fat

Answer 9

you must not of herd that GM is making bigger seats for Americans in the cars cause we dont fit in the smaller ones as a average person in America

Answer 10

we always order the salad at the drive through and exercise often

Answer 11

Who knows .. Could it possibly be all the Mcy-Dees?

Answer 12

Boy oh boy!  What a novel concept!

Answer 13

Um they definitely aren't.  Americans are fatter and lazier than they've ever been.

Answer 14

Currently two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese and the trend shows no signs of letting up any time soon. A study by Johns Hopkins researchers this month found that by 2015, three quarters of adult Americans will be overweight or obese. America was the fattest industrialized country in an obesity ranking put out by World Health Organization earlier this year.

I'm guessing you're only talking about the celebrities.

Answer 15

I don't know where you get that idea hun, I'm guessing movies, magazines, etc... but if you have been in the US most Americans are not thin, rather medium to large on average.

Answer 16

Most people think Americans are too fat.  Thin women think it makes them attractive.

Answer 17

How big are you and what country are you from?

Answer 18

Depends where you're at.  I see nothing but huge americans.

Answer 19

Funny that you say that considering the fact that my cousins in Canada swear that everybody in America is fat and lazy.

Answer 20

Not all of them.  On the average, Americans are overweight, but there are quite a few anorectics.  Eating disorders of both kinds are a growing problem in this country.

Answer 21

America is becoming one of the most obese nations in the world

Answer 22

Thanks!

(and I thought these pants made me look fat!)

Answer 23

Why do you have air between your ears?

Answer 24

some are skinny, some are huge!

Answer 25

30% of Americans are grossly overweight; another 30% are classified as 'obese', thanks to our excessive intake of fattening junk foods, chemicals and additives.  -RKO-  09/17/07

Answer 26

We have an large population of obese people.

Answer 27

<=== Sarcastically says - "Because we are a poor country with no natural resources and we get tons of excercise."  

6'1" - 235lbs

Answer 28

Once you step out of the Jenny Craig diet center, Americans are anything BUT skinny.

But --you already know this and asked to make people smile today, I'm betting.

Answer 29

you are ill informed  more than half of all americans are over weight

Answer 30

I think they look fat in movies

Not skinny like Europe

love Alf

Answer 31

If you look at actresses on TV and models in mags and on billboards - yes Americans are Skinny.  Go to any public place and you will be amazed how many fat people there are - walmart is a good start (not to say anything bad about walmart - I just see many overwieght people there