[hardwaresofton]

> They found that during a two-year span, the goal for participants was to reduce their daily caloric intake by 25%, but the highest the group was able to reach was a 12% reduction

This feels like something the royal we should be talking about as well.

It’s clearly really difficult to restrict calories/eat less in the US. It’s unclear if this is a US only phenomenon or not but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were.

[bratwurst3000]

Little anecdote… my friends and I are mostly from Europe and travel a lot and eat food from all over the world… we are mostly not fat. So the only country where we gain weight without doing anything else are the USA. It’s like magic. And yes it’s the food and you people don’t walk anywhere. Not even a block. Still love your culture.

[NoPicklez]

Then here in Australia I'm seeing a massive increase in people using electric scooters rather than walking

[throwawaaarrgh]

It's not hard to restrict calories in the US if that's what you've always done, but if you grew up eating a lot, it's hard to stop eating a lot. Doesn't matter where you are in the world, it's just hard to change your lifestyle long-term.

[yodsanklai]

> It’s clearly really difficult to restrict calories/eat less in the US

Just came back from a 3 weeks trip to the US. I found it easy to control my calorie intake by just skipping a meal or two and avoiding sodas and sweets. It was much harder to eat something reasonably healthy while being on the move though. I'd be curious to check my cholesterol level before and after the trip.