Italy has the Lowest Obesity Rate in Europe: Here's why

In this video, I share a few reasons why Italy has the lowest obesity rate in Europe. Drawing from my work in the health and fitness industry and travel experience to several Italian cities, including Milan, Modena, Rome, Florence, Venice, Bologna and more.
Of course, there could be other reasons why the Italian obesity rate is lower than the rest of the European Union, but again, this video names just a few of them.
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[@leoalvespt]

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[@liza01851]

Thank you! Awesome guide :)

[@GoogleAccount-hz2co]

Also, their portions are smaller than the United States, the Pasta is weighted. They are not into huge sub-sandwiches. They eat a lot more vegetables and fruits.

[@leoalvespt]

Yup, compared to the USA that’s for sure

[@123benny4]

My friends always remark that I eat way too fast. When I went to visit my Italian cousins in Italy, I saw where I got it from, they ate way faster than I did. So, I question the speed comment. My take is that their food is more local and natural. No preservatives or added sugar. Meals were simpler, no calorie laden sauces. And they are constantly active throughout the day.

[@leoalvespt]

Regarding your previous comment, I’d say a combination of both generally slower eating and more local foods both play a role

[@andreagruppioni2354]

penso che tu abbia ragione, è la qualità del cibo a fare la differenza, niente fast food e junk food etc.

[@elizabethbennet8984]

Italian here, we usually think that the food should be good, not a lot! If so, even a small amount of food would satisfy you 😊

[@leoalvespt]

That’s cool, and I like that 💪

[@BlackGoddess143]

Great video! Learned some habits I need to develop like getting more exercise!

[@leoalvespt]

A bunch of the habits listed are valuable, both from a weight loss and health perspective 👌 when I recorded the video, I didn’t mention it, but I do have a free fat loss guide and a free workout plan on my website too: www.kairos.online/pdf-guides The guides could be of further value :) I'm glad you found the video helpful

[@mariog4707]

Italians are not obese because they don’t gorge on processed fast food. They eat sensible amounts of good quality, freshly prepared food instead. It’s no more complicated than that - you can’t walk off a double cheeseburger, large fries and a 16oz soda everyday.

[@leoalvespt]

There'll never be just one reason in isolation when it comes to entire countries. It'll be a combination of factors, and the fact they tend to eat high-quality food there is one of the reasons

[@juliea4857]

American restaurant portions are generally so huge, they could (and should) feed 4 people! Many people eat too much fried food, too much low-quality "cheese", myriad fats in one dish (e.g. mayo, butter, bacon in a blt, as I've seen), starches with carbs and carbs with starches (huge pasta portion with bread...) etc...everything processed....soft drinks, juices...sugar....Pastries and other sweets are waaay sweeter than in Europe and the portions are obscenely huge. As someone else commented, you can't walk off that kind of diet.

[@leoalvespt]

@@juliea4857 Yeah. To be honest, most of the USA isn't really set-up in a way in which you can walk much anyway-very dependent on driving

[@lineage13]

If you've seen how big the organic food industry is in the US its probably also due to the ban of GMO foods in Italy. In Denmark the culture is different yet they are very thin the only thing in common is that Denmark is a big consumer of organic foods.

[@leoalvespt]

So that I haven’t misunderstood, do you mean that higher consumption of organic foods could potentially be playing a role in lower obesity rates? If so, I doubt it. Although the consumption of organic foods is only a good thing; consumption of organic food specifically doesn’t seem to correlate with a higher or lower body weight when all other variables are matched, e.g. activity levels, smoking, calorie intake etc. If I’ve misunderstood you’re comment, then my bad.

[@lineage13]

@@leoalvespt Cambridge "Association of organic food consumption with obesity in a nationally representative sample" Oxford "Association Between Organic Food Consumption and Risk of Obesity in Women "

[@leoalvespt]

@@lineage13​ Do you think the results from the study are more so to do with the fact that the participants specifically ate organic foods or more to do with the fact that organic foods tend to be protein, fruits and vegetables, and when someone prioritises protein, fruits and vegetables, their rates of obesity tend to be lower? Considering both studies consist of: - Participants self-reporting everything - Groups not eating identically - Groups were left to eat whatever they liked within the time of the study It does leave the above as something to think about. Not saying that the studies are useless, and there could be some value, but that was just a few of the glaringly apparent limitations noticed.

[@anshulmishra5521]

Everything you said made perfekt sense.

[@leoalvespt]

Thanks!

[@lollofunky]

small correction : with Aperitivo usually you get free food, from chips and peanuts, to pizza and sandwiches, some places you have to pay for the food.

[@leoalvespt]

Thank you Lollofunky! 💪🤝 I’d never experienced the food part, but then again, I haven’t experienced many Aperitivo’s either 😅

[@testicool013]

Because they are all broke

[@leoalvespt]

👀😅 average income never crossed my mind when making this video. Interesting point!

[@elizabethbennet8984]

​@@testicool013 price for vegetables and fruit in general is lower than in the rest of Europe...

[@leoalvespt]

I have no idea about it being the cheapest in Italy, but if that's the case, then that could be playing a role for sure! One thing I do know is Scandinavia probably has fruit and vegetables as the most expensive within Europe 😅

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

This is wrong. The lowest obesity rate is in France and Switzerland. I read the statistic just yesterday😅

[@leoalvespt]

It wasn’t at the time of recording Anyway, just Google searched it again, and Italy and France literally come up first thing 🤷‍♂️ so still stands

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

@@leoalvespt the Euronews article does not take into account all European countries and neither does Eurostat.

[@ruby994]

I'm high at 3am why have I just watched an entire 5 minute video about why italy has the lowest obesity rate in europe from someone with 235 subscribers lol. good video tho thumbs up

[@guerreiro943]

You're living to the fullest here my internet friend

[@leoalvespt]

😂 glad you liked it

[@ullabritta8758]

Bruh, same here wtf

[@leoalvespt]

@ullabritta8758 😂

[@itiswrittenministry4131]

Chill out and just enjoy the video man. Something to learn from everything

[@123benny4]

I noticed that Italians don't drink a lot. They don't go out to drink socially, and if they do, they have an Aperol, or coffee, and not beer or wine. Wine is for dinner at the dinner table. They control their alcohol. They don't over-drink. They have a healthier attitude to drinking.

[@leoalvespt]

All I can do is talk from my experience: When I did an exchange year at the University of Vermont in the USA, I quickly noticed that a lot of southern Europeans about my age range at the time (18-22 years old) were much more mature and sensible surrounding alcohol than my American age mates that I met out there I think a lot of it has to do with the drinking age and a more relaxed attitude towards alcohol in Europe I wonder if these play a role

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

Yes, although alcohol is everywhere, from churches to McDonalds, Italians like to be just a little bit tipsy, it's not okay to be drunk. Italians like to share drinks, and then getting fun together, maybe that's why the habit is not to exceed just for the sake to get high. I see alcoholism like a loneliness plague.

[@anormalperson9974]

I get the feeling this video is gonna blow up

[@leoalvespt]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@AntonioTorcoli]

Life expectancy is very high in Italy.

[@leoalvespt]

It’s one of the highest in Europe by the looks of it 🇮🇹

[@FortunateXpat]

Have you ever been to Sicily? Obesity is rampant here.

[@leoalvespt]

I’ve never been to Sicily, someday

[@petersclafani4370]

Its not just the diet. Italians walk and work physical type work.

[@leoalvespt]

Yep 💪 I mention the walking

[@monicarollo2462]

Clerks are thin too.

[@enricacantori2984]

Certo che la dieta mediterranea è salutare, si può sintetizzare nel poco di tutto: poca carne, pochi condimenti, poche salse, pochi zuccheri, ecc. In compenso tanto di frutta e verdura....e non mangiamo la pizza o le lasagne o il tiramisù tutti i giorni! Dimenticavo: l' alcol mai da solo, beviamo quando mangiamo e non per ubriacarci.

[@leoalvespt]

Yeah, a little of everything in balance 🤌 which is how it should be

[@pikappaneme6652]

Minimal or no breackfast

[@leoalvespt]

Yep that gets mentioned

[@ivanivanov7064]

46% overweight rate is pretty high, basically half of Italy is overweight. HALF! Being the least sick out of all EU countries is not a flex.

[@leoalvespt]

I'm just simply discussing potential reasons when speaking within Europe. It’s also not just something I’ve done for Italy/EU in isolation. I have a similar video on Japan and why there's is super low. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5nQpph3oMmJh68 I’m hoping to do other countries at some point, too!

[@alessandromancuso7242]

It's not 46% obesity rate, it's BMI... Our obesity rate is 11,5 % So less then 1/3 of usa (35,4%) and less then some african nations...

[@federicomagnolfi5848]

The obesity rate in Italy is higher than reported because these data aren't measured but they asked people about their weight, and obviously they gave lower numbers..Obesity in Italy is 15% probably.

[@leoalvespt]

I see what you’re saying, and I do not deny that, but whether or not the number varies slightly doesn’t matter in the context of this video. Multiple reports have still shown Italy to have the joint lowest obesity rate in Europe alongside Denmark.

[@federicomagnolfi5848]

@@leoalvespt It matters when compromises the story about Italy being the slimmest country in Europe

[@leoalvespt]

@@federicomagnolfi5848 1️⃣ 15% would still have Italy as the lowest in the EU 2️⃣ What’s your source for the claims you’re making?

[@joeberger3441]

​@@federicomagnolfi5848 ?

[@federicomagnolfi5848]

@@leoalvespt there is a national survey to study risk factors (weight...) related heart deseases(progetto cuore) and they measured it.

[@alessandroroveda2859]

We eat better

[@leoalvespt]

🤌🤌

[@monicarollo2462]

Excellent food doesn't mean too much food. Fresh ingredients simply cooked. A piece of cake just now and then. Normal portions, every day, follow these simple rules.

[@leoalvespt]

Yes, put simply like that, it’s true

[@marcomarco6430]

Less is more

[@leoalvespt]

👊

[@tomtom2806]

Generally I agree to your statements, but you missed a bad habit of Italian lifestyle: eating to much in the late evening. I recommend a good breakfast, a good lunch and a poor dinner, for example only raw vegetables after 17:00 h.

[@leoalvespt]

Thanks. But respectfully, what does that have to do with potential reasons why Italy has the lowest obesity rate in Europe?

[@tomtom2806]

@@leoalvespt Eating too much before sleep is a contradictory finding that is overshadowed by the other (positive) Italian eating habits.

[@patrickquacinella6997]

Italian smoke so much , I never met anybody in Italy that doesn’t smoke , that’s what keeps them skinny, I lived in Italy for 10 years , & found people so lazy to go the gym. This is a poorly researched video

[@leoalvespt]

You can have a low obesity rate and not go to the gym. Yes, it helps, but you don't “need” the gym. Towards the end of the video, I say, “All of this is not to say that Italians are necessarily the healthiest.” Not to mention, if you think smoking is the sole reason Italians have a lower obesity rate, then I've got nothing else to add 🤦‍♂️

[@claudiopatrizi2511]

You're telling shit. Very few people smoke.

[@arandomperson7914]

italy mid

[@leoalvespt]

🤨

[@topogigio2017]

Aran envy

[@dufaygnani9697]

Not in the sourh of Italy specially in Naples

[@leoalvespt]

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️