Why Americans eat so much biscuits?
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because biscuits taste good
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You just said the answer.\n\nIt is caused by too much diet
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Most Europeans I know are apalled at the serving size of food in American restaurants. And so many people here finish their plates. \n\nWE EAT TOO MUCH and drive everywhere.
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Not very well. Biscuits need time to rise while they cook. With a microwave you just get hot biscuit dough.
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Despite what you have witnessed in other countries you may be comparing a small sample size relative to the entire population of the country you are visiting.  Americans clearly and statistically have the worst diet, are the most overweight and have the highest percentage of obese people in the world.  Ever been to Texas?\n\nThe progression is clear from decades past especially in young people which are a good representation of future health.\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overwght99.htm\n\nSorry my friend, but facts are facts and you can't refute them.
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This is a sad observation mostly about poorer Americans (1), a distinction in the gap between the poor and the wealthy in the United States.  The poorer individuals in America have a larger tendency towards obesity, and wealth is very much correlated to obesity, as shown in this study (2).  Speaking anecdotally, you see alot of overweight individuals in urban areas and in immigrant neighborhoods, which are generally less well off than white suburban neighborhoods (3).\n\nThis is actually very odd, in less developed nations you see the reverse: the poor are starving and thin, and the rich are obese.  Often obesity is a sign of wealth and status in cultures where food is scarce (1).\n\nWhy is it that in the US, the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be overweight?  From what I have seen, wealthier individuals have muchy better diets.  They do not eat cheap junk food like McDonalds or frozen burritos.  They also have the money to join health clubs, go to spas, and basically they can afford to lead healthier lives.
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The truth is that it isn't what Americans are eating but the portions of it. Leave the US and go to any other fast food outlet be it in Europe or Asia and you won't find the same giant sizes.
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Refined wheat is probably the cause of most of the fatness in America. Very fattening and clogs your colon so you are full of shite. It is the main ingredient in pasta, bread, cake, donuts, pizza, sandwiches, bisquits, crackers, pretzels, cookies, pastry and strombolis.\n\nBelow site has strategies on eating healthy so you are not overweight. But they do have whole wheat pasta with spinach added. Also there are pastas made of other things that are not that unhealthy like in health food stores.
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coz americans are dumass and brainwashed...
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Booze has a lot of carbohydrates in it.  That is the reason you see a lot of people who drink with BEER BELLIES. Especially beer it has barley which is in the bread group and when you are on a diet that is one of the areas to avoid.
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not really cuz almost everything british people do, they beet the americans. one of the studies concluded that british people are more healthy and stuff than americans and researchers don't now why?
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Mcdonalds\nBurger King\nKentucky Fried Chicken\nOreo Cookies\nWendy's\nBojangles(Fried Chicken)\nChips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies\nCookies\nDorito totilla chips\nIs your dissertation about Americans being obese??
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I hear you.  We Americans need to stop consuming so much (food, energy, products) and thinking only about ourselves and start thinking of others.  You're probably right when you say that so many around the world could be fed if we would just stop eating so much and learn to share what we have.\n\nOn the other hand, obesity is not just about eating.  It's about people using food to heal their emotional and psycological pain.  The problem with that is it's so temporary.  Whereas learning why we have the problems we have and how to solve them would be a tremendous turnaround in our society.\n\nIn spite of all the self-help books and talk shows out there, we are getting worse and worse.  We keep trying to heal ourselves, when what we really need to do is connect with the One who can heal us.
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Lots of countries have the image of America as being all about consumption.  The french especially are often amazed by how much Americans eat, they can't believe portion sizes in restaurants for example.  They also feel that Americans in general do not have a strong sense of culture/history/art and takes a narrow view of world issues and events, based on our national self interest and wish for instant gratification.\n\nPoorer or developing countries often look at the general prosperity of America and its power and wonder why this country doesn't do more to help the rest of the world with problems like poverty, disease, etc.  It is true America does some, but very little in fact in proportion to its wealth.  In many other cultures there is a strong expectation that those who have a lot must support those who are in need, so America is often perceived as a selfish country.\n\nHope this helps but make sure you use your own words to do your report.
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I don't think it sums up all Americans, but many have noticed that we in America (and the west) tend to be extremely materialistic and that the value of one's life is determined in our societies by how much we own, how big the things we own, or how new the things we own are, etc. This has led some (Americans and Westerners as well as others outside of the west and Amerca) to point out that sometimes we miss the things of other value: family, friends, an active culture, an honoring of ancestry and family history, the chance to positively effect other people's lives and have them effect your life in a true and meaningful way that's value is beyond all material things.
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well maybe i have to admit ( i am 1/2 korean and 1/2 black) many americans are fat, but in s. korea, they eat rice, other healthy stuff and probably 2-5% koreans are overweight. In the U.S., more than 30% of the population are overweight. ( i think)
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its just like pasta, bread and potatoes, if you eat too much, it could give you extra weight, especially if your not moving around too much.