There isn’t any.
Well, I was thinking of stopping after that first sentence, but I better explain myself a bit, huh? I was sitting in a restaurant in Deland–a small town nearby–today and having lunch. We were looking out of the window at all of the people and I noticed a chubby girl. Quite chubby actually, and I’m trying to be nice here. But one thing I did notice in Poland, and that was the lack of overweight people. Now, I have all sympathy for those who fight the weight battle–I myself have fought this battle to a very mild extent (OK, i was only about 20# overweight, but it still took some effort to lose that!). But when in Poland I was struck by the lack of overweight people. I just didn’t see any. Now maybe a few older people here and there who had let a few extra pounds go “down south,” but by and large, Polish people seem quite fit and trim. And healthy (outside of all the smoking, but that’s another story).
So why the lack of overweight people in Poland? I don’t know the answer. Maybe healthy eating for one thing. Maybe a lack of a lot of fast food for another (though I did see McDonald’s, KFC, and Subway there, but not all that often). Maybe because they tend to have less cars and walk more? I really don’t know. But it sure seemed like a very healthy place. Oh, and I noticed that the Coke there did not have HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in it, it had real sugar, and it tasted better because of it!
So, if you know the answer to this question: “Why are there so few overweight people in Poland?” I’d appreciate your posting the answer!
Yes that was one of the things we noticed right off; the people were skinny, the girls wearing skinny jeans or tights & the guys were skinny too; or, maybe they were just right & we are all too downright fat; yes, that’s the word. We are an obese nation & it’s a sad state of affairs.