Why are Europeans so skinny?

Question

Why are Europeans so skinny?

Answer 1

Because americans are more exposed to fast food , also becuase the Erupeans eat their large meal in the middle of the day rather than at night so i gets digested better.

Answer 2

idk cuz they eat healthy and not so much cheese. i noe fat europeans.

Answer 3

Well from what I gather, they heavily subsidize public transport and heavily tax gasoline. This leads to less car ownership/use, which leads to more walking. On top of that many of them seem to live in cities were most things are in walking distance.

So walking is the number 1 thing.

The diet is not really any less fatty, or less carbs.

At least French food is incredibly rich, full of butter, cheese and animal fat. But the difference is they eat small servings. See even an Elephant can get large on a diet of vegetation, they just eat large amounts of it.

Also I believe they don't drink nearly as much soda as Americans (which I believe is the #1 cause of obsiety).

Answer 4

They don't eat as much (they may eat many of the same or similar foods, but their portion sizes are much smaller). Also, they tend to walk to get places.

I'm an American studying in France and Europeans are constantly amazed at the fact that Americans go EVERYWHERE in their cars and that they can even get drive-through service for just about anything.

Answer 5

I don'f find europeans to be that skinny.

Answer 6

That's just a generalization. They're not really any  different than other countries. In fact  there is a popular book called French Women Don't Get Fat (or something like that) and it went  on and on about how they stay thin. Everyone loved it...except the only problem is that it's not true. I've heard factual reports on reliable newscasts that talk about the fact that they have high numbers of  obese people there, too. It's just a myth that we buy into.

Answer 7

Umm, not all Europeans are skinny.

Answer 8

cuz they have more s*x which burns calories lol

Answer 9

B/c food is so expensive there. Everything costs a lot there except for healthcare, which takes 60% off your paycheck, so that costs a lot too.

They are misguided.

Answer 10

http://comedy.mochacity.com/photo/10265....

That link explains it

Answer 11

I believe, that in europe most of the food is different, and in north america we are prone to eat worse food beacause we dont have time to make a good healthy pasta dish, if you will.

Also, our transportation is alot more used and known for the most part in north america, we tend to take the car to the local gocery store, if you know what i mean...

cool question

:) happy answering and questioning!

Answer 12

cause their diet is healthier and they walk everywhere, they dont have a fast food on every block ...

Answer 13

Because Americans are fat.

Answer 14

coz fat americans make ever one look skinny

Answer 15

Start to research what is in American Foods.

Read a book called "Skinny little *****"

I don't like the name of the book or those that wrote it but it is entertaining and correct.

There lies your answer.

Answer 16

They don't seem skinny to me....

I would say more towards the voluptuous side....

Answer 17

healthier diet.

Answer 18

because their food isnt packed with all the stuff our food has or has little of it, like trans fat, hormones, etc. and lots of europeans walk to places, ride bikes, and sorts. i went to germany and visited and so many people opted to walk rather than to take public transportation.

Answer 19

You mean anorexic? they might  just have low self esteem...i guess being skinny fixes everything for them.

I guess genes might have to do something with it...blah blah blah

Answer 20

a man walks into a bar, he got a bruise, it wasnt as funny as it sounds, he almost blacked out but he was ok

Answer 21

surfing topless on the beaches!

Answer 22

Because the eat to live not live to eat.

Answer 23

because they don't live in america

Answer 24

BEST ANSWER HERE: genetics: inhabitants of the cold climate in the stone age required a high metabolism to survive, so natural selection made thin ppl more likely to survive. also, it is less culturally acceptable to be over weight in Europe

Answer 25

What? most Europeans are know are fat

Answer 26

well im sure this is more of a stereotype then anything. Its just the same as Canadians and Americans.

Answer 27

Their food portions are smaller than ours.

They eat fruit and cheese instead of junk food.

They have more vacation time... more likely to go out and do fun things...

Answer 28

Americans are fat  because they are mostly commercialized & overwieght!

Answer 29

becuse they cant afford to supersize everything like Americans

Answer 30

Not all Europeans are skinny.

But those who are, are skinny because we exercise. And I don't mean do a million push-ups and all that stuff, but more often than not, we take a bicycle to work or school. We walk places.

But mainly that's because everything is a lot smaller and closer in Europe. We don't need to travel ten miles to get to school, or even thirty to get to work.

I know people that go to different states to work. In europe, you don't see people going into different countries to work.

I think that's the main reason.

Answer 31

Why don't you have anything better to do?