10 Reasons People Lose Belly Fat When they Eat Food in Europe (common misconceptions)

You must also consider that they have 1200 ingredients that are illegal to use in foods (colorings, preservatives, and other carcinogens), while the food processors in the US use them to make their customers sick and fat.

Most Dutch eat meat every day, or fish or poultry. Lots of eggs as well. I think one of the biggest problems in the US is that corn (mostly GMO) is the base for so many food products, and it's also used as feed for farm animals - and that's just bad.

Best thing about Thomas is he doesn't take things so black and white and approaches it from all angles. Honestly, this is the best channel for getting health, fitness and nutrition advice and information from because you don't run any risk of being biased from watching him

I also grew up in Italy! I think the differences in processing and growing, affects the microbial profile associated with the Mediterranean diet. Even things like exercise and social interaction have concrete effects on a person’s microbiome. This in turn affects everything down the line from nutrient absorption to brain signaling directing mood and so much more. The body is a vastly complex system that functions a lot like an ecosystem.

I've seen enough Not Just Bikes videos about North American infrastructure to be convinced that lack of movement is one of the main issues. When I (in Europe) want to get a croissant or a sandwich, I walk to the sandwich restaurant around the corner. If I run out of milk (or beer or any other food) I walk or cycle to one of the many easily accessible supermarkets in my area. I live in the city center which means having a car is impractical due to having to park a few minutes walking away. Since I work from home I haven't bothered to buy a car at all, I just rent one for the few occasions that I need one (it's much cheaper than owning and you always get a recent model). Zoning laws in North America create entire neighborhoods devoid of any practical shops and services, which means that doing groceries becomes a whole trip to a zone that allows for shops and supermarkets. Given the distance and lack of cyclist protection, many people will opt for the car. This then requires large parking lots between stores, making the use of the car yet more likely. And because it's so much effort people want to buy in bulk. Yet another reason why they want to use a car (and never mind food freshness. So you'll be eating more conservation ingredients as well). Make cities walkable again and I think there would be less of an obesity problem. Oh, and portion sizes and meal frequencies in the US are wild!

Im in Scotland, personally i seek out grass fed padtured beef, free range eggs, locally produced food. There is a lot of obesity, all over thd UK, but i think you're correct, lifestyle choices are the answer to health. My friends question my keto/carnivore food choices, while at least 50% are themselves obese and taking medications for health issues. We do have great food choice here, it just needs to be chosen over the 'easy' processed options.

There's definitely a difference in food quality. I live in South Korea for 2.5 years, ate more and kept the weight off. Once I returned to the US, I blew up like a balloon and have struggled to get the weight off. Crazy.

Indeed, most French eat meat daily. Greetings from France

Thomas, I live in Poland. That is Europe. I can only tell you, that probably we get better quality food, because it iseasier to get a lot of products straight from the manifacturers, ie.farmers. Of course, there is a lot of big companies that process food and get it to supermarkets vacuum packed with a very long "best before date", etc, but there is also a lot of small family buisnesses producing food( like meat, cheese, pastries, dairy products) only on local scale, which makes it more fresh, more natural, and being faster distributed between end clients. Of course, there is also a lot of garbage food, higly processed, but probably less of it, than in US.

Natural sunlight makes Europeans healthier. Most people are outdoors. Maybe they walk around the major cities they're getting natural sunlight. Lack of natural sunlight has been connected to metabolic issues. You really need to do a video on that.