City folks are overwhelmingly thin

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  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    As a born and raised New Yorker that is not completely true. Most city folk that are thinner than suburban people are because they have to walk everywhere and because there are no drive throughs.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member

    There seems to be a correlation that the poorer a region is the fatter the inhabitants.

    and that is where I want to live...a country where the poor have an obesity problem...sure beats some of the problems the poor experienced in the past.

    God bless America! Where the poor are fat and the rich are skinny!

    Weird huh?

    I have lived in London (in the UK) for most of my life and it's really evident here. You have pockets of wealth surrounded by areas of poverty. You can drive from on area to another and almost see the waistlines expanding before your eyes....
  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
    Right! And this reminds me of something else. When we ate at a little trendy restaurant, the portions were completely appropriate!
  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
    Isn't chicago one of the fattest cities in America?

    I do know what you're talking about but I feel that in bigger cities, we just see a huge sample population and see more skinnier people when really, the % is about the same. I mean Detroit and (as far as I know) Houston are also some of the fattest cities yet they're big cities with lots of walking around. NYC too. LOTS of fat people there.

    Why not just learn from this? Sitting around and doing nothing = fat. being active and outdoors = thin. Your diet however will always be the bigger factor in how much you weight.

    Chicago is a big city. The particular neighborhood this OP was visiting are very well to do and trendy. To live there, you likely have money, are young and have roommates and no car, and you are likely well educated. Other neighborhoods, like Englewood are very poor, crime ridden, lots of health issues and obesity. No one would intentionally visit Englewood. My residential neighborhood on the South Side is more like a suburb with a city address. I think it depends on the neighborhood when you deal with Chicago, and likely all cities.


    I will have to agree with this.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Right! And this reminds me of something else. When we ate at a little trendy restaurant, the portions were completely appropriate!

    I read somewhere recently that either size of an average ready meal or the calorie content (I can't remember which off the top of my head) has quadrupled over the last 20 years.

    I wonder who generally buys more ready meals? Is it the swanky, middle class Mummy who shops at the organic food store before going to see her personal trainer? I doubt it.
  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    God bless America! Where the poor are fat and the rich are skinny!

    Not really a surprise when you look at the price of a burger on the dollar menu at McDonald's vs the price of a salad or fresh fruit and vegetables.

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