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| Fly Thomas Cook |
British
travel company Fly Thomas Cook conducted
a survey to determine the countries where travellers gain the most weight during
their holidays. While the survey questioned only 350 Britons, it is interesting
to note the results.
The
top ten countries where Brits on holiday gained weight included: (1) Cyprus, (2)
Turkey, (3) Portugal, (4) America, (5) Greece, (6) The Netherlands, (7) France,
(8) Australia, (9) Italy, and (10) Belgium.
Weight
gain averaged a 0.3-1.5 kilogram increase in body mass over an average 10 day
holiday. The reasons for gaining weight included: eating in restaurants more
than usual, consuming more alcohol, cooking less, and exercising less. Other
reasons included unlimited buffet breakfasts and all-inclusive holidays (where
meals were pre-paid).
Not
everyone gained weight on holiday - 46% indicated weight gain, with men 12%
more likely to gain weight (averaging 2.5 kilogram weight gain which was 75% more
than their average female counterpart). Interestingly, 40% of men blamed
alcohol, while 75% of women blamed alcohol for the weight gain.
Wearing
swimming attire at the beach (especially in Italy and in America) encouraged
20% of men and 15% of women to lose weight. The UK study said that this caused
tension: people wanted to “let their hair down” on holiday and drink more, yet they
still wanted to look good and not put on weight. Oh, what to do???
The
countries where Brits on holiday lost weight included: Germany, Canada, and
Ireland. Twenty per cent (20%) of survey respondents said that they lost an
average of 3 kilograms. The reasons were that they had more active holidays,
participating in sports such as cycling and hiking.
I’ve
travelled the world and my top ten places for weight gain include: (1) America (large portions), (2) Georgia (khatchapuri),
(3) Uganda (fried food), (4) Belgium (beer and chocolate and waffles), (5) Afghanistan
(less exercise), (6) England (hot chip butties), (7) Ireland (beer and potatoes),
(8) Germany (beer and ice cream), (9) China (fried rice and noodles), and (10)
Iraq (less exercise).
My
top ten places for weight loss include: (1) France (wine, exercise and walking),
(2) Ethiopia (vegetables and lean meat), (3) West Africa - Liberia and Sierra
Leone (seafood), (4) Bangladesh (spices and coriander fish), (5) Pakistan
(ginger tea, mangoes and hiking) (6) India (tandoori fish and meditation), (7)
Australia (seafood, wine and exercise), (8) Kenya (exercise and adventure
safaris), (9) Croatia (wine, walking and exercise), and (10) Spain/Portugal (wine and seafood).
The
advice was that you shouldn't choose holiday destinations according to where you might lose
or gain weight, but instead to visit countries where you enjoy the people, culture, cuisine,
and activities.
Thanks For Sharing 10 Kg Weight Gain Diet Chart
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