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**gundos** · 09-21-2012, 09:04 AM

I was surprised to read that 18% of Thais are fat/obese

..when I was there on two occassions, I haven`t seen or haven not noticed many, or not one fat Thai. ..I did notice that Bkk. Thais do go to restaurants to eat quite often, practicaly every day, as I was invited to go with my friends there to dinners many, many times.Here in U.S. I don`t know what is weekly average dineout for a couple,...but I am sure it`s not nearly as high as in Thailand....But eating out in restaurants in itself does not have to be reason for gaining weight...it depends more on what food you eat and how much of it. Though I never go out to restaurants here in Chicago, because I cook my own foods, I still struggle with weight, as do 65% of Americans, because foods that I cook for myself are overly delicious and CALORIC. And as one friend told me, for a person who is too bussy with their work, it would cost them more to prepare their own food at home than to go-or order from-a restaurant.

09-21-2012, 09:04 AM	#33
gundos Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	I was surprised to read that 18% of Thais are fat/obese..when I was there on two occassions, I haven`t seen or haven not noticed many, or not one fat Thai. ..I did notice that Bkk. Thais do go to restaurants to eat quite often, practicaly every day, as I was invited to go with my friends there to dinners many, many times.Here in U.S. I don`t know what is weekly average dineout for a couple,...but I am sure it`s not nearly as high as in Thailand....But eating out in restaurants in itself does not have to be reason for gaining weight...it depends more on what food you eat and how much of it. Though I never go out to restaurants here in Chicago, because I cook my own foods, I still struggle with weight, as do 65% of Americans, because foods that I cook for myself are overly delicious and CALORIC. And as one friend told me, for a person who is too bussy with their work, it would cost them more to prepare their own food at home than to go-or order from-a restaurant.
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