is the western diet having a damaging impact on the health of young colombians ?

SiV says on Apr 14, 2008, 08:51:

Colombians are perfectly capable of becoming obese on their own, home-grown comida chatarra. . . empanadas, papa alborojadas, marranitas, papa rellena, chicharron, chunculo, etc.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

Mononoke28 says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:21:

Yeah, even though they have our own share of burger and fries joints on top of the pre-existing fritangas, empanadas, pastel de pollo, and Frisby joints, they still manage to look thin. God only knows how much grease is going through their veins but they still look good.

Diana

Mr. Hollywood says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:24:

Since when was Colombia not part of the "West"?

I saw stats recently that Mexico is now in second place for the most overweight nation. After the US of course.

SiV says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:25:

I don't know Diana, I see quite a lot of fat people around Cali. At least as many as the UK.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

Mononoke28 says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:40:

You're right, there's a lot of them women on the street with them muffin waists.

I take back my comment. We're doomed!!! XD

Diana

Tinto (Moderator) says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:46:

Yes, I think the ranking for Mexico is No. 2 for obesity and might be No. 1 for diabetes, at least among large, relatively "open" countries. Other studies (I've only glanced at the headlines) have Saudia Arabia or one of the United Arab Emirates at the top.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/31267.html

morphus says on Apr 14, 2008, 09:56:

Just eat one meal a day and you will have very few hospital bills.

SiV says on Apr 14, 2008, 10:44:

Y el dicho no va, "Desayuna como un rey, almuerza como una reina y cena como un pobre". . .?

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 14, 2008, 10:46:

no problem, we will go under the knife after a couple of pounds........

El gimnacio es pa' pobres" jijij

Juanes says on Apr 14, 2008, 10:53:

pero kat no hay muchos restarantes americanos como mcdonalds o pizza hut en su pais, cuando estuve en central america hay demasiado en todos los capitales y pueblitos hay comida americana pero no me he visto mucho en cali, bogota, medellin, etc

y tambien los colombianos no son flojeros y ellos gustan para dar un paseo y para caminar todo los lados sin tomar un taxi o buseta, entonces ustedes son mas flaquitas generalmente segun yo.

http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Juanes/

Mononoke28 says on Apr 14, 2008, 12:41:

Son flaquitos pero con grasa en las venas. Como le pasó a mi tío, flaco, en forma, deportista y por tener las venas llenas de grasa le dió un infarto.

También el no tener tantos McDonald's y Pizza Huts como en USA no significa que no hay comida chatarra. En Colombia hay demasiada sino que tienen diferentes nombres.

Y no es que no sean flojos para caminar, es que no hay de otra hermano. ¡No hay planta ni pa'l pasaje!

Diana

sloopskipper says on Apr 14, 2008, 15:21:

I know when I still lived in Puerto Rico the Boriqueños were also porking up on the gringo fast food. It was not just the lechón.

I saw many grossly overweight people on Plaza de Armas, but it seemed perhaps, many came from the interior, and maybe no McDees there?

Mononoke28 says on Apr 15, 2008, 08:52:

sloopskipper says on Monday April 14th, 2008 15:21:
"... maybe no McDees there?"

But they do have great fried fish and tostones. All deliciously fried foods.

Diana

MaFe says on Apr 15, 2008, 09:04:

I think too many people do go under the knife instead of running, exercising, and eating right...

Everything can make you fat, you just have to control what you eat and hit the gym....

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Lowell says on Apr 15, 2008, 09:28:

Oil in veins. The other month I bought and prepared some of those french fries and yuca sticks that are sold in the frozen food area of stores. After frying them in my good oil and after the oil cooled off, I noticed that the surface of my oil had a layer of semi thick white grease floating on top of it. The temp in my house is usually around 75F and the stuff had hardened. Palm oil?

Holly cow, that the stuff that goes into our body and veins. Not anymore. That crap will not ever enter my house again. I rarely fry anyway.

My Suegra cooks down animal and chicken fat to use in her cooking. Her blood tests have shown the affects. Doctors have warned her that she's killing herself, her family, my wife and my daughter when they eat there. Change? Hell no. Keep feeding that crap to her family. Yep. Can we all say ASSHOLE!

This is the same jerk that I almost punched out when I saw her smoking with my baby in her arms, in an enclosed room. Lung problems later for my daughter? Colombia has really taught me to hate some of its intentionally ignorant, inconsiderate, self-absorbed people.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"