[Swizec]

> visit the US for even short periods of say 2 weeks to put on small but noticable amounts of weight

As a European who lives in USA and visits back frequently: can confirm.

In Europe I fight to keep weight on, in USA I fight to keep weight off. Despite counting calories, working out like a maniac[1], and predominantly eating clean. Pre-packaged highly processed foods are like a 1x/month thing, takeout happens max 2x/week, and eating out once or twice per week.

And yet, USA wants to make me fat while EU feels like I can barely eat enough to maintain weight.

[1] my usual week is 7 workouts split between cardio and hiit. Right now I'm in marathon training so going to hit 107km of running this week.