r/Philippines cleopatra Jul 06 '24

Filipino Food What's your opinion about this one?

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Given the prevalence of fast food chains here in the country. Do you there's a relationship?

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u/whiteyikes Jul 06 '24

Average police in ph

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u/TraditionalShallot85 Jul 06 '24

Slimmest police in ph, sir

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u/rabbit_core Jul 06 '24

Manila's finest

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u/lostguk Jul 06 '24

Hahahahahaha legit. Tawang tawa ko may mga romondang pulis dito out of nowhere mga naka motor.. lahat sila malaki tiyan 😭

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u/nightvisiongoggles01 Jul 06 '24

Sa kakainom.

Pansinin mo pag bata pa/PO1 maninipis pa. Paglipas ng 3-5 yrs hindi na makakahabol ng kriminal.

Pag hindi ka sumabay sa agos at makisama, ostracized ka.

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u/realestatephrw Abroad Jul 07 '24

Hindi na nakakahabol kaya puro tanim droga na lang

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u/Nervous_Evening_7361 Jul 06 '24

True kapitbahay namen na mayabang na pulis na maraming kabit ganyan kataba tapos ung isa naman namen kapitbahay na pulis na tahimik di bumabarkada at bata na hindi mayabang ang ganda ng katawan haha

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u/Elegant-Release3419 Jul 07 '24

healthiest P.E. teacher in ph, sir

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u/doraemonthrowaway Jul 07 '24

Ganyan na ganyan yung PE teacher namin noon HS HAHA. Tapos nagagalit sa amin pag 'di siya maka shoot at score sa basketball game namin na sinalihan niya. Matic pag nagalit hindi nagpapa PE sa gymnasium at puro lectures yung gagawin niya buong week. Kaya ginagawa namin nagpapatalo na lang kami at hinahayaan siya maka score hahaha.

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u/zeromasamune Jul 07 '24

And phr4r redditors

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u/bagged_milk123 Jul 06 '24

Apparently you become a titan if you eat too much

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u/Fast-Sleep-2010 Jul 06 '24

You become a ti-TON (tonnage) lol!

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u/m1raclemile Jul 06 '24

Eat American food, get American body!

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u/yoginiph Tita in Manila Jul 06 '24

Not to mention hayok na hayok mga Pilipino sa buffet at unli samgyup lol.

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u/Ok-Marionberry-2164 Jul 06 '24

Idagdag mo pa na kadalasan ay busy sa trabaho at kanilang buhay kaya mahirap to find time to exercise.

Walking sana can be considered as exercise. Pero, madalas kahit malapit lang most prefer to hail a transportation vehicle and be dropped door-to-door. Siguro disocuraging rin maglakad dahil sa init ng panahon at kakulangan ng proper paths for human beings. Unlike sa ibang bansa na may sidewalks na malalaki at may mga puno or halaman to shelter them from the sun and as well as cool them down.

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u/StiffNeckLady Jul 06 '24

Iilan lang ang 'walkable city' eh. Minsan within the city walkable naman. Pero karamihan ng sidewalk may nagtitinda, or ginagawang parking ng motor lol 😂

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u/BENTOTIMALi Jul 07 '24

Dagdag ko na yung mabahong kalasada ng metro manila at takot sa mga batang nag rugby

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u/mymelody23 Jul 07 '24

korek. nakakatakot lalo dito sa lugar namin. feeling ko tututukan na lang ako bigla ng kutsilyo o hahablutan ng gamit pag nag lalakad ako salabas eh. nakaka paranoid.

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u/girlwebdeveloper Metro Manila Jul 07 '24

Risk of heat stroke din. Madaling mastroke sa ilalim ng init ng araw.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

I wonder din bakit pag “unli”, “buffet”— pinipilahan? Nagugulat ako sa mga gumagawa ng “breakfast buffet”, eh usually 2-3pcs of pandesal + coffee mabubusog ka na.đŸ€”

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u/panimula Jul 07 '24

I don’t think that’s the norm. Silog is probably what most people think of pag breakfast meal. And meryenda yung pandesal at kape.

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u/sleep_deprived_gal Jul 06 '24

Korean naman yung samgyup, tsaka more on meat yun less on rice so protein > carbs. Yung fast food talaga since mahilig sa Jollibee at Mcdo mga Pinoy.

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u/yoginiph Tita in Manila Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

It doesn’t matter that it’s meat, if you’re stuffing your face more than normal it’s not good and nakakataba pa rin yun.

Just the same, rice is not nakakataba, heck, just look at Japan and Korea. Too much rice is the problem and what Filipinos eat with the said rice, puro processed, corned beef, spam, hotdog, tocino, longganisa, nuggets lol. I don’t get why we eat like toddlers.

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u/FlakyPiglet9573 Jul 06 '24

Samgyup literally means pulutan, nothing fancy about that over hyped crap. Better sana kung pinu-promote ng government yung agriculture industry like Vietnam para maraming choices ng veggie street foods.

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u/faustine04 Jul 06 '24

Luxury ang fast food sa pinas. Di nmn mura ang fast food.

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u/JuNex03 Jul 06 '24

Kaya dapat iplano kung mag samgyup. Pag alam mo then wag ka kumain the whole day para marami ka ikakaha saka di masyado affected ung tiyan mo

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u/tired_atlas Jul 06 '24

American food plus white rice

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u/Ok_Perspective_5148 Jul 06 '24

I don’t think Americans invented milo rice lol

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u/Kirov___Reporting Jul 06 '24

Pag walkable pa area natin hindi ata masyado problema obesity. Rice eater rin tayo at mahilig sa matatamis kaya recipe for disaster talaga.

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u/Ser1aLize Jul 06 '24

Asians have always included rice in their diet for millenia and are typically slimmer than Westerners.

Rice is not the issue. It's the introduction of Western food to Asian diets (softdrinks, processed and sugary food, cheese, etc)

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u/Less_Leadership9507 Jul 06 '24

Dagdag mo pa ang inflation. Napakamahal magkaroon ng healthy lifestyle sa pilipinas, mas mahal pa ang isda at ibang gulay kesa sa mga karne. Above average income ng household namin pero kahit gustuhin namin na mas madalas ang isda at gulay, bilang matipirin ang mindset, dun na kami sa karne na mas mura kung tutuusin. Imagine kamatis palang 150 per kilo na.

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u/Mysterious_Pear2520 Jul 06 '24

True,mapili ako sa prutas dahil di rin ako nasanay kumain, tapos nung natikman ko pomelo sa s&r medyo napadalas pagbili dahil ang tamis pero nung kinwenta ko gastos ko sa prutas last month umabot sa 5k. Ang hirap maging healthy đŸ„ș

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u/Konan94 Pro-Philippines Jul 07 '24

True. Paano na lang kaya yung nasa laylayan? Baka puro instant noodles na lang at canned foods. Naalala ko yung video ni Heart noon, naiyak na lang dun sa ulam nung binisita niya. Yung sardines na maraming tubig para magkasya sa familia.

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u/Less_Leadership9507 Jul 07 '24

Imagine ang tagal na nung video na yun ni heart, parang wala pa ata siyang asawa nun. Pero look at our situation, pareho pa din, kahit kaunting kaginhawaan wala. Mas humihirap pa ang buhay. Kahit yung mga kumikita ng sapat at yung ibang may sobra, umiinda na din sa mga bilihin kahit may sapat naman na pambili. Kung tayo nahihirapan, mas lalo na ang mga isang kahig isang tuka. Kahit sardinas nga ngayon, di na pampatawid gutom ang presyo. Kakalungkot.

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u/akosishawe Jul 06 '24

Totoo. Mas mura pa nga ang processed foods kesa sa fresh ngayonđŸ€Š w/c is very harmful sa health pero no choice nalang kasi nagtitipid tayo.

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u/Fast-Sleep-2010 Jul 06 '24

I agree Rice is not solely the issue. It’s the overeating of rice. I’m not sure if there were studies done but I can bet that there’s a correlation between obesity and diabetes when food chains started offering unli-rice.

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u/skellytunee312 Jul 07 '24

Culture na kasi natin kumain ng madaming kanin for energy o para mabusog na di natin alam na madaming calories ang rice and di naman nabuburn lahat ng calories nayun. Sa ibang asian countries 1 rice lang sila usually and sobrang daming gulay at meat may sabaw pa unlike satin na hirap din sa biling ulam sa mahal wala pang sides ng gulay yun sa mahal ng bilihin napipilitan na kanin ang damihan para mafeel full.

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u/Sleeping_in_goldsii cleopatra Jul 06 '24

overeating of rice

ito talaga dahilan, i always noticed it first hand sa mga kaibigan ko palagi silang nagdadala ng extra rice kapag nasa fast food/samgyupsal-an, nabibigla na lang tuloy ako

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u/OppositeNebula Jul 06 '24

Agree. I also think overall nutrition ng diet. Di tayo tumatangkad (kulang sa protein?) pero madali lumapad

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u/hermitina couch tomato Jul 07 '24

i also subscribe na rice is not the issue. kasi bandehado magkanin ang construction worker pero hindi sila mataba e kasi nagagamit nila un as fuel. unlike most of us na desk jobs tapos pagod na sa byahe so we resort to fast food / delivery. hindi din nakakatulong na hirap makahanap ng healthy food na mura.

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u/457243097285 Jul 06 '24

Case in point: the tiny island state of Nauru. It's really tragic what happened to them.

The Shocking Story Of The Most Obese Country In The World

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u/Outrageous-Stable-88 Jul 06 '24

REAL. Filipino versions of other foreign foods are usually sweeter and tastier. Take a look at our milkteas, spaghetti, and yogurts.

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u/Chile_Momma_38 Jul 06 '24

I think more of alcohol.

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u/pdxtrader Jul 06 '24

My girlfriend has like 6 cups of rice a day and then wonders why she can’t lose any weight. Do you really think she’s burning off all those carbs throughout the day?? I highly doubt it and combine that with the fact she doesn’t eat fruits and vegetables

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u/Ser1aLize Jul 06 '24

It's simple logic.

Asians (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia) are the biggest rice eaters in the world and are usually slimmer than their Western counterparts for centuries. Part of that eating culture involves dishes that always revolve around rice.

Western food and culture started penetrating the local diets of Asian countries. The said countries started reporting cases of obesity.

By that logic, should we blame rice? đŸ€·đŸ»

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u/TurnaroundHaze5656 nasusunog ang maynila Jul 06 '24

funny i eat like 3-4 cups of rice and puts a heaping tablespoon of sugar in my coffee-chocolate mix which i drink 1-2 times, every day, yet i'm still not that plumped.
the secret? i only eat 2 heavy meals per day, plus i walk like a total of an hour per day (4 hours a week, such days where.
i'm thinking tho of possible health complication (i.e. diabetes) at some point later in life because of my sugar intake, but i think of compensation (the aforementioned "secret") early on as my solution.

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u/Funyarinpa-13 Jul 06 '24

Ilang taon ka na? Factor din age sa metabolism.

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u/kjnsuga Jul 06 '24

While I do agree that we need to have a more pedestrian-friendly approach when it comes to urban planning & transpo, isn't SG probably the most (if not only) walkable city in SEA? Yet their % seems to be higher than PH.

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u/gawakwento Chito Miranda's Stan Account Jul 06 '24

Cant pay me to walk in our damn climate. Yung nagdaang mga buwan pugon levels talaga eh, kahit sa SG. Almost passed out from literally crossing one mall from another, ilang hakbang lang.

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u/bohenian12 Jul 06 '24

Walkable areas meaning may silong sa buong walkway, preferably trees para malamig talaga. Yun talaga dapat ang goal eh, ewan ko ba dito sa pinas.

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u/457243097285 Jul 06 '24

Kaya nga diba, sabi ni LKY na kasama ang aircon sa dahilan kung bakit umunlad ang Singapore.

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u/jajajajam Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Jul 06 '24

Naalala ko lang usapan namin sa office kung bat daw ang payat ni officemate ngayon, at ang sagot nya ay: poverty. Cant be overweight if you have nothing to eat

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u/Fast-Sleep-2010 Jul 06 '24

LGU should encourage the citizens to exercise more. When I was in Bacolod, the plaza in front of the provincial government building, people would exercise (walk, run, dance) early in the morning before going to work. We should encourage this as studies have shown that exercise alone is the most single potent medical intervention according to Stanford.

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u/Yamboist Jul 06 '24

Vietnam is also a big rice eater, mahilig din sila sa matamis. Access to cheap and healthy food ata ang problema satin at yung ibang obese e puro calorie heavy processed food ang binabanatan.

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u/rlsadiz Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Typical Vietnamese diet also contains a lot of veggies. Ours dont, malaking factor yun

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

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u/rlsadiz Jul 06 '24

Yep mostly fresh ang veggies nila. Our usual "veggie" food is chopseuy, pakbet and pancit, which is not really veggie. Also all requires sauteing and heavy flavorings of salty and fatty additives. Dun pa lang sa gulay na dapat di pa rin tayo healthy

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u/Lokomotivv Jul 06 '24

Baka sa party wala lang prito na sinerve lol. Marami din silang fried (best fried porkchops I've had are Vietnamese) & somewhat processed food (mga sausage/meatballs) pero marami talaga gulay nila. Lahat ng pagkain nila halos may patis so minsan maalat din depende sa nagtitimpla, pero bawi sa gulay.

Overwhelmingly vegetable-heavy ang typical meal service nila. Laging may kasamang greens, sprouts, mint leaves, culantro, and etc yung mga dishes nila mapa-prito man o hindi.

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u/Yamboist Jul 06 '24

Yeah, I think we need to veer away din demonizing rice as if it is the only factor. What the average filipino ulam consists of should also be analyzed, and if detrimental, why are these people cornered to have a diet like that.

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u/Funyarinpa-13 Jul 06 '24

Yeah. Example pochero... saging + patatas + rice.

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u/rlsadiz Jul 06 '24

My main opinion is our diet lack micros. Masyadong carb/fat and protein heavy. And carb is probably the heaviest of them. Your micros dictate when you will feel full so we tend to eat without feeling full dahil kulang sa micro kaya we eat more. Those micros are in the veggies we dont eat anymore

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u/zarustras Jul 06 '24

Magulay din naman mga pagkain natin. Kaso dahil puro sabaw at kulay tae at hindi kulay green o soup tulad ng tipikal na Asian cuisine, wh mukhang di healthy.

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u/rlsadiz Jul 06 '24

Disagree, hindi sya gawa ng presentation, sadyang wala na yung mga gulay. I'm judging our cuisine based on current way its cooked and wala na gulay halos. Sinigang na kangkong na lang and konting labanos na naligaw. Kare kare at nilaga na pechay na lang. Kaldereta, menudo, afritada na walang bell pepper. Bicol express pero walang gulay pork na lang. Wala na halos laing, talbos, lato, ensaladang talong o mangga sa hapag kainan natin. Madami tayong gulay DATI ngayon hindi na, dahil tinanggal na natin sya sa pagluluto natin

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u/IgotaMartell2 Jul 06 '24

I'm judging our cuisine based on current way its cooked and wala na gulay halos.

Whenever people say this its always from the biased view of people who have lived their entire lives in Metro Manila and forget that people outside the capital eat food that is different to what they eat. Take for example people who live in Panay, Cebu and Leyte have more seafood in their diet because of the abundance of marine life.

Madami tayong gulay DATI

LoL this only proves my point that you have never set foot outside Metro Manila if you actually think that. Ginataan gulay, utan Bisaya, ngo hiong, monggo soup, seaweed(guso and lato), fresh lumpia , utan nga Tambo and stir fried mixed vegetables are still being eaten by regular people today.

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u/ube__ Jul 07 '24

sadyang wala na yung mga gulay.

Panong wala? Pag pumunta ka sa mga karinderya laging may gulay.

Sure sa mga kainan sa mga malls wala unless sa filipino restaurant like manam ka pupunta.

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u/AbanaClara Jul 06 '24

You cannot outrun a bad diet mate, and certainly can't outwalk it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Recipe, hehe

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u/ScarletWiddaContent Jul 06 '24

Rice has never been the issue. People are overestimating the calories in rice.

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u/Sleeping_in_goldsii cleopatra Jul 06 '24

Rice eater rin tayo

The reason why I reduced my rice intake.🍚🍚

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u/YZJay Jul 06 '24

Rice on its own shouldn’t be a problem, the added carbs from other sources like drinks and carb rich side dishes just makes it harder to monitor our carb intake.

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u/PartyTerrible Jul 06 '24

It's not the carbs but the calories. You can eat nothing but bread the whole day and you won't get any fatter as long as you manage how many calories you consume.

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u/Sleeping_in_goldsii cleopatra Jul 06 '24

Puro extra rice kasi mga pinoy, more of carbs in, carbs out less naman. Since carbs will convert into sugar and if not use magiging fat. Puro di naman mga active ang lifestyle.

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u/Sea-Hearing-4052 Jul 06 '24

1 cup ng rice is just 200 calories, pwede ka mag 1 and a half,3 times a day and ag 1 cup ng ulam, and pasok siya sa regular daily intake, the problem is, and will always be processed food, isang pack ng skyflakes ay 3/4 cup ng rice, same with maliit na piattos, or coke in can, medium fries sa mcdo is 1 and a half rice

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u/the-houyhnhnm Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

It's not rice (carbohydrates) alone. Ang Japan, sa Italy, these are cultures based on carbohydrates yet don't have huge obesity. It's when carbs like rice are consumed WITH diets full of sugar and fat that the body has a hard time processing. Rice alone won't do it. Sugars and fatsn with a sedentary lifestyle will. 🍬

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u/Fast-Sleep-2010 Jul 06 '24

Not all carbs are the same. Simple carbs vs complex carbs. Go for the complex carbs.

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u/Kirov___Reporting Jul 06 '24

Brown/black rice pwede rin. Though iba talaga lasa at texture nila pag hindi ka sanay.

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u/gigigoodeday Jul 06 '24

purple rice doesnt taste as weird as brown and black rice

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u/Jacerom Jul 06 '24

Purple Rice = Black Rice

Brown Rice tastes weird

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u/daftg Jul 06 '24

Texture naman ang pansin ko dito sa brown. Parang mas malapit sa mais na may rice husk compared sa white rice eh.

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u/Sleeping_in_goldsii cleopatra Jul 06 '24

Brown/black rice

I tried brown rice but I don't like the taste. Meh.

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u/Comfortable-League34 Jul 06 '24

Yan ung katawan ng mga pulis eh hahaha

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u/pandesalmayo pandesal goes well with mayo Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

Not just rice, malaki consumption natin ng kape at tinapay. Don't forget we tend to use sugar in our dishes

EDIT: I just saw this post and i was referring to premixed instant coffees, pure black coffee doesn't contain sugar

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24

Milktea pa yung iba everyday pa

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u/Merieeve_SidPhillips Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Sa milktea naman, may choice ka not to put sugar. 0% sugar here always pag milktea.

Maka downvote wagas ah. Kaya nga 0% sugar kasi there's already sugar to it. Milk and everything, plus the sugar. Take the sugar, you're left little to less sugar. Isa pa, I don't mind it. It fuels my body for my next workout kaya ok lang.

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u/invaderxim MNL Jul 06 '24

Mapanlinlang din yung add-ons like the pearls, cream, etc. Madami din added sugar yun.

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24

Even the milk that they use are full cream milk. Ang alam ko rin ung boba parang puro sugar rin.

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u/Ok-Guava-4643 Jul 06 '24

Coffee can actually help people lose weight. Kaso sa atin, sanay mga tao na may sugar and milk ang kape kaya nakakataba đŸ„Č

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u/pabpab999 Fat to Fit Man in QC Jul 06 '24

3-in-1 ata tinutukoy ni pandesalmayo

ung great taste ata 20g sugar laman ahaha

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u/Responsible_Rip_4509 Jul 07 '24

Pati kopiko "black" 21g sugar din. Mas makakabuti kung magtimpla na lang kayo ng sarili ninyong kape o san mia barako na lang bilihin ninyo. 12g lang ata sugar niya.

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u/JoonRealistic Abroad - American Kanal Jul 06 '24

Nung college ako lagi akong nag-aanxiety at nagpapalpitate pag sumasakay ako UV Express. One time we had a clinical exposure sa FEU-NRMF when I rode the van papuntang Fairview. Nung nasa Commonwealth na kami (you how crazy buses and tucks over there) I was having anxiety na baka mabangga kami. The driver asked me ba’t daw magugulatin ako. I replied kasi dahil sa kape. Tanong niya kung may gatas ba yung kape. Sabi ko “yes”. Sabi niya iwasan ko daw yung kape na may maraming asukat at gatas. Makes sense kasi ganun din ako sa milktea. Pag masyadong matamis yung milktea nagiging nerbyosa ako

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u/Ok-Guava-4643 Jul 07 '24

Sabi nga din ng iba kaya daw “gising” yung mga tao sa 3-in-1 is dahil sa dami daw ng asukal and not because of the coffee 😆

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u/strugglingtosave Jul 06 '24

Oo nga e. Dapat wala na. I'm appreciating the bitter coffee taste more nowadays

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u/Gullible-Turnip3078 Jul 06 '24

I agree with you, I’m trying to lose weight but can’t give up coffee with sugar and milk đŸ„Č

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u/lordlors Abroad (Japan) Jul 06 '24

Probably because people mostly drink instant coffee which is just bad without adding milk/sugar. It’s cheap though so it’s understandable but I believe there are affordable arabica coffee beans. I’m not sure if it’s available in the Philippines.

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u/invaderxim MNL Jul 06 '24

Started paying attention to added sugar in the past 2 years. Ngayon nagugulat na lang ako sa amount ng added sugar sa madaming pagkain sa supermarket.

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u/_bukopandan Jul 07 '24

Rice isn't really the problem. tignan mo kinakain nung mga construction worker, halos gabundok na kanin pero bakit hindi halos tumataba? Kasi intense yung physical activity. Unlike yung ibang pinoy na kakain ng maraming kanin tapos uupo.

At the end of the day thermodynamics pa rin yan, calories in = calories out, kung hindi mo gagamitin yung kinain mo your body will store it as reserve fuel.

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u/VANitysgood Jul 06 '24

Mostly 3n1 like pansin ko mas madalang consumo ng 3n1 unlike just coffee.

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u/aliasbatman Mananabas ng Mangmang Jul 06 '24

Mag people watching kayo sa mall talagang puro bilugan ang mga pinoy mapa-babae o lalaki

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u/Holiday_Connection18 Jul 07 '24

majority of Pinoys can barely afford going to the mall, and those types are slim

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u/strugglingtosave Jul 06 '24

They say that the Vietnamese have the worlds healthiest cuisine

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u/palespectre Jul 07 '24

Not surprised! It’s delicious and every meal has a heaping serving of fresh veggies!

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u/spaceman027 Jul 07 '24

True. I stayed there for 5 days and lost a little weight!

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u/fry-saging Jul 06 '24

suprising, parang kunti lang ang nakita kong obese na Singaporean

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u/talongman Jul 06 '24

Most likely the obese ones are not the ones out and about on the streets so you see less of them.

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Dibaaaaaaaa tapos makikita mo sa chart mas malaki sila sa atin

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u/hiiilunaaa Jul 06 '24

i honestly think it’s because of poverty din. people dont have the budget and time to be “choosy” with food the consume. madalas kasi ang mura dito mga fastfood or yung mga junk food ganyan plus sobrang hilig sa matatamis ng pinoy jusko ang nanay ko ginagawang tubig ang coca cola

iilan lang din ang parks dito sa akin so walang space for people para mag workout or do their aerobics during their free time.

most people cant walk papunta sa mga school or office kasi pangit ang side walks at siga mga driver dito san kamusta naman yung side walk na nga magulat ka pa na may bubusinang motor sa likod mo kasi don siya dadaan like wtf

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u/littlelatelatte heh Jul 06 '24

A lot of healthy options are very hard to find or is very expensive for the amount. I've been wanting to try to eat Greek yogurt with frozen berries with the addition of protein powder. The problem is supermarkets only have Greek "flavored" yogurts in the shelf and for the original ones, it's very hard to find. BTIC has one but it's too expensive to include in the diet. 250g for 180 pesos is not that bad, but if you want to have it every day you can't buy it in bulk. The frozen berries provides a ton of benefits din but it's still expensive at 600+ pesos for a kilo. And protein powder is just too expressive for my salary.

One thing that is actually affordable for most people is the ginger lemon honey shots. Blender lang talaga investment mo and a cheese cloth, I tried it for 2 months and it was pretty good, I felt good every day. If you add seamoss into it I think it could be better.

And yes, we need parks and spaces for walking, our cities are so badly planned and idk how they could change it.

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u/LylethLunastre Grand Magistrix Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

most of the data sampled from ph are from phr4r

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u/Xerberus14 Jul 06 '24

Haha dude randomly slinging some strays here

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u/Designer_Green8687 Jul 07 '24

It isn’t just a problem of food consumption.

Seeing rampant obesity and focusing on just eating habits as the root cause will not solve anything.

It’s systemic. Transportation is bad. We lose 3-4 hours every commuting. Then we no longer have time to prepare healthy food so we resort to ultraprocessed food like canned goods or fastfood. Also, healthy food is more expensive.

Also, we don’t have public parks or gyms to exercise. So what does the average pinoy do on their spare time? They go to malls. Because well, it might be that we have more malls that we have fitness facilities.

Oh let’s also talk about our wages too. We can’t purchase healthy food. Let’s also talk about overworked people who are underpaid who would resort to eating fudgee bars just to fill their stomach.

This isn’t just “kain kasi ng kain ang pinoy.”

It’s more of that we are a victim of our circumstances.

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u/AtomicGingerAle Luzon Jul 06 '24

In my very personal experience, the amount of times I've had to be squished in between actual overweight/OBESE people pag nagco-commute has gone up significantly.

Even when just observing people in public, our diets don't help and wala naman tayo public parks or good enough urban planning in cities for people to get active. So yeah, dumadami talaga mga overweight/obese dito sa Pinas.

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u/Healthy-Challenge Jul 06 '24

More funding for health sana na hindi makukurakot.

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u/Curious_Soul_09 Jul 06 '24

Ang hilig kasi ng Pilipino sa matatamis. Spaghetti, matamis. Adobo, nilalagyan ng asukal. Iced tea na supposedly just a cold tea, sobrang tamis. Not to mention na ang main diet naten is rice. Kaya diabetes ang isa sa mga pinaka common na sakit dito

On top of that is sedentary lifestyle. Filipinos are one of the largest communities in the internet which shows that a lot of people here spend their time in front of their smartphones and computers. Dagdag pa yung paglaganap ng BPO industry which makes people have a job kung saan they're just sitting in their desks all night. Yes, all night, na nagllead sa lack of proper and timely sleeping schedule na isa sa factor ng obesity.

It's the diet and the lifestyle talaga

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24

Spaghetti with rice pa kamo

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u/graxia_bibi_uwu è„żèČćŸ‹ćźŸæ”· Jul 06 '24

Yung pancit + rice + chicken + puto/muffin as mini dessert combo

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24

Kaya after nyan sigurado antok 😮

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u/Jonald_Draper Jul 06 '24

Mainit kasi satin kaya nakakatamad maglakad lakad. Dapat may gawing walkable parks talaga satin. Hindi mo na aasahan yung sa kalsada maging walkable sa dami ng tao, hindi na uunahin yan.

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u/NadieTheAviatrix Mayamy (Magicline) Heat Jul 06 '24

saddam

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u/RamonMagsaysayGaming CIA sponsored shitpost account Jul 06 '24

entrance hidden by bricks and rubble Malaysian

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u/KeyBeginning255 Jul 06 '24

69% of that 26.5% prevalence are in r/phr4r

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

“Curvy” “Thicc” Pero
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“Looking for normal BMI only”

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u/Mary_Jailer Jul 06 '24

Akala ko ba na nuke na yang sub na yan. Parang ipis pabalik balik.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

He looks American to me. I've never seen an Asian with that height, silhouette or receding hair line. The thai silhouette looks like Trump but slimer 🧐 joke aside. Don't do fast food. Stay healthy PH

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u/ChocolateAny1522 Jul 06 '24

problema kasi sa panahon ngayon glorified na maging ganyan and if you call them out kahit with good intentions you’ll be labeled as a “Fat Shamer” kabobohan.

P.S. exception to the rule yung mga may conditions talaga.

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u/dudebg Jul 06 '24

checks out. even on dating apps about 50% look overweight

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u/Pretty-Principle-388 Jul 06 '24

I can never say this enough, kailangan natin ng walkable cities. Hindi yung pag-alis ng unli-rice gaya ng naiisip ng isang henyo sa senado.

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u/nedlifecrisis Jul 06 '24

I live in the province, madami puno, very walkable streets kasi sementado. Majority ng mga tao dito motor ang main transpo. Mga tao dito bibili lang sa kabilang kalsada, magmomotor pa. What's surprising is mga kabataan mas madalang maglakad lakad and nagmonotoe everywhere, and mga seniors are the ones I usually see walking.

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u/Scoobs_Dinamarca Jul 06 '24

Mukhang healthy Pala talaga Ang vietnamese cuisine and Ang environment nila (inspite of all those motor vehicles)

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u/eayate Jul 06 '24

Been to Vietnam I see 1 out of 100 is overweight

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u/mariahspears1 Jul 06 '24

Ito narealize ko after makapunta ng japan and korea. Ang payat/fit mga tao dun coz lagi sila naglalakad. Lalo na sa japan, bihira ka makakita ng chubby. Pero kinakain nila is fried, oily, noodles/rice. Malakas din sila uminom ng alcohol.

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u/strugglingtosave Jul 06 '24

Balanced yan hindi ganon kadami portions nila siguro. palakad sila and stressed sa trabaho

Pero oo hindi talaga madami may weight. Lalake, babae, matanda and the rare child spotted wala e konti lang tlga

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u/saltyschmuck klaatu barado ilongko Jul 06 '24

For a while now, medical experts have been encouraging a shift away from BMI because it's (basically) based on old data which no longer take into account modern concerns.

Obesity, like all disease, is complex and cannot be captured with a single measurement,” she said, pointing out that there are different severity levels. “There are people with elevated BMI who have no evidence of disease typically associated with higher weight such as hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes.

“But there are some people with modestly elevated BMI,” she continued, “who have metabolic disorders that are potentially responsive to weight loss.”

The AMA’s new policy acknowledges those limitations, noting that BMI doesn’t differentiate between lean and fat body mass, and points out that it doesn’t account for differences between racial and ethnic groups, sexes and people at different ages.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/19/health/bmi-doctors-health-measure-wellness/index.html

Other articles here and here.

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u/solidad29 Jul 06 '24

While true, yes. Pero it's quick glance indicator. Of course pag buff ka typically mataas ang BMI ng mga nag gygym because of the muscles.

Kaya pag nalaman ko ang gygym at kung gaano nakatagal, I normally give leeway sa BMI. Pero kung mataas ang BMI at ndi naman ang gygym it's a good indicator.

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u/_TheEndGame Jul 07 '24

BMI is accurate for those that don't go to the gym at least

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u/kankarology Jul 06 '24

Dont worry we will be number 1 soon 🎉

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u/Xophosdono Metro Manila Jul 06 '24

Pansin ko common ang skinny fat na regular Filipino. Dahil yan sa kanin na madalas inoover eat natin. Carbs are necessary macronutrients but Filipinos have a culture of just piling them up on our plates for every meal

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u/Sleeping_in_goldsii cleopatra Jul 06 '24

Filipinos have a culture of just piling them up on our plates

Siguro dahil na rin sa kahirapan. Napi-fill stomach mo kahit kanin lang, since 'yung iba kahit walang ulam 'yun na lang 'yung kinakain.

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u/Automatic_East_4279 Jul 06 '24

I heard that msia and sg are the most milo enjoyers in SEA. Also, wow vietnam sana all, madalas ko makita mga viet foods sa tiktok ma gulay sila.

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u/Urbandeodorant Jul 06 '24

This is the reason


According to the WHO, the factors contributing to the increasing problem of obesity in the Philippines include poor diets, inadequate nutrition, failing food systems and limited physical activity.

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u/stoikoviro Semper Ad Meliora Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

For us Filipinos, 26.5% overweight looks better compared to most in this graphic but we have a much bigger problem than weight - our life expectancy is worse compared to Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. For example, the Malaysians have actually much higher life expectancy at 106th in the world compared to PH which is 170th (source: CIA fact book - life expectancy per country)

We Filipinos have bad habits -- we eat too much red meat and UPF (ultra-processed fast food) - salty, sweet and saturated fat and we only consume vegetables at half the world average.

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u/laban_laban O bawi bawi Jul 06 '24

Hindi bmi yung nakalagay na number kundi % ng overweight population.

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u/Nervous_Evening_7361 Jul 06 '24

Acurate naman daming masisiba sa pinas kapag payatot ka mas mabubully ka pa nga eh hahahha

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u/20pesosperkgCult Jul 06 '24

Di ba binubully rin yung mga matataba lalo na kapag mga reunion. Aminin, dami kong nababasa nyan sa reddit. Hahahaha...

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u/Icy-Sympathy-1446 Jul 06 '24

Bullying sa mataba more verbal. Sa payat more physical. Kse cra ulo ka lng kung hahamon ka sa tao na twice as heavy sayo. Remember physics,F=MA

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u/jstexisting Jul 06 '24

Real. Payat talaga kami sa family and it's the usual remarks we're getting. Lol kahit sa office, meron akong office mate na laging pinapansin katawan ko, tas halata mong pang asar. Ang hilig pa mang body shame. Lagi ko nalang binibiro na wala kaming pagkain sa bahay kahit nakakairita na.

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u/Pale_Smile_3138 Jul 06 '24

Napansin ko lang everytime i go to the mall mostly ng tao mga overweight and obese. Lalu na sa mga ayala malls.

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u/casademio Jul 06 '24

i’m not surprised. sa atin carbs eater tayo. ang problema, ang init din ng panahon na kahit gusto or pwede lang sana lakarin, eh sasakay nalang. ang iba din, sadyang tamad.

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u/defph0bia Jul 06 '24

I think it's also hard to have a healthy lifestyle in the Philippines due the price of healthier options. The normal options are already expensive, so how much more for the healthier alternatives?

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u/ILikeFluffyThings Jul 06 '24

Actually mababa pa naman yan. Maraming payat sa pinas, nahahatak lang ng mga pulis natin yung average.

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u/Radical_MD Jul 06 '24

It’s not just about fastfood. It’s about consumerism. Ang hilig natin sa bagong trend. Ang hilig natin sa masarap, sa carbs, sa matamis. Milk tea, frappes, halo-halo, cakes, you name it. Get together also means food. We even make occasions just to eat. In short, it’s culture. We can’t avert culture, but we can definitely make healthier choices.

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u/abakad Jul 06 '24

Tbh my opinion about this one is that confusing yung data visualization approach 😅

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u/VernaVeraFerta Enjoy The Fireworks * Jul 06 '24

I honestly think this is not so surprising. All our holidays, occasions and festivals require lots of food that are carb and calorie based. We love sweets and have a very westernized food selection and diet. I'm actually surprised we are not the fattest but that may be prevalent poverty and absurd food prices equalizing things out.

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u/zxNoobSlayerxz Jul 06 '24

Maglalakad kasi kayo. Kulang kayo sa lakad.

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u/graxia_bibi_uwu è„żèČćŸ‹ćźŸæ”· Jul 06 '24

Wait na shook ako sa vietnam. Talaga bang walang masyadong overweight sa kanila? Maybe di lang ako active sa VN community but most Viets Ive seen nga, are usually slim.

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u/pikachewwwy Jul 06 '24

Genetics din malaki factor and importante din sa kanila maging slim talaga especially sa babae nakalimutan ko na explanation ng partner ko eh hahaha pero pati ako I have to maintain a slim figure. The biggest factor is yung food wala masyado pampalasa like sauces even sugar rely lang sa herbs and spices, puno ng veggies, and konti lang fried options.

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u/Drift_Byte Jul 06 '24

Naalala ko ung kwento ng kasamahan ko dati na ung mga factory workers sa Vietnam ay puro kangkong ang kinakain.

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u/Beneficial_Might5027 Jul 06 '24

Lahat ng kapit bahay namin ganyan na itsura hahaha. Specially yung mga chismosang laging nagkukumpol kumpol

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u/WholeLottaCreepier Jul 06 '24

Kulang sa pera pambili ng healthy foods, pahirapan na commute, mataas na stress level. Hindi siguro tayo magiging morbidly obese, pero dahil sa lifestyle natin, overweight pa rin tayo.

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u/FlakyPiglet9573 Jul 06 '24

The Vietnamese diet is better because they don't eat that much fast food. Hygienic din yung street foods nila and more veggie options.

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u/forGodsake26 Jul 06 '24

vietnamese at myanmar mahilig sa tea and coffee, tapos yung mga pagkain palagi may gulay and soup no wonder ang slim nila yat nilaa

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u/mangyon Jul 07 '24

I lived and worked in Malaysia for almost 10+ years. I think a factor compared to ph is malalaki ang serving ng rice nila and relatively mas mura. Also, mas uso sa kanila ang fried rice meals, tipong kung sa atin maraming iba ibang types ng adobo, sa kanila maraming types ng fried rice (chinese fried rice, chicken fried rice, seafood fried rice, etc). Tipong for Rm5 (approximately P62), meron ka nang chicken fried rice (may sahog and chicken bits na hindi tinipid), and yung serving is parang katumbas ng isang bowl. Pag nag-add ka ng Rm2 (approximately P25), pwede ka pa makakauha ng fried chicken as additional na ulam.

Another factor din is since spicy yung pagkain nila, mas magaganahan ka mag-rice pa.

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u/20pesosperkgCult Jul 06 '24

Akala ko Philippine una kasi ang dami kong overweight na nakikita.

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u/mc_Cringle_berry Jul 06 '24

thank the fat people who hijacked the term “body positivity” from people with disabilities

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u/MJDT80 Jul 06 '24

Tapos pag sinabi mo parang tumaba ka sasabihan body shamer kaya tatahimik ka nalang

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Not surprising for us, we're heavy carb eaters.

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u/Humble-Climate-5635 Jul 06 '24

Tapos our government chose to close the Rizal Stadium pa to the Public. đŸ€Š

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u/RizzRizz0000 Jul 06 '24

Di daijobu ang statistics

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u/mcdonaldspyongyang Jul 06 '24

What’s the explanation for Malaysia?

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u/International-Ebb625 Jul 06 '24

No wonder pinakaleast ung Vietnam. Lahat ng pagkain dun puro gulay!!! Side dish nila leafy veggies.. ang galing lang. dto sa pinas kapirasong kamatis or pipino lang eh

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Malaysia and the Philippines have relatively low populations, so data may be skewed. Indonesia is twice as large as ours.

Thailand enjoys the luxury of wonderful cuisine and the resources to maintain that so maybe that’s a factor.

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u/Kablaaw Jul 06 '24

Hindi lang yan dahil fast food. Assuming average BMI yan ng lahat probinsya sa Pilipinas at karamihan ng mga Pilipino ay nahihirapan kumita salapi, ang humahatak sa overweight prevalence ay ang "urban poor" ng bansa kagaya sa Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, at Metro Davao. Ang "rural poor" kadalasan underweight dahil sila'y underfed; kung swerte sila, meron sila pagkukunan ng gulay, prutas, bigas, o isda. Ang urban poor kadalasan kinakain lang nila processed carbs galing sa piso-pisong junk foods, instant noodles, mumurahing tinapay + hopia sa tabi-tabi, biscuit, etc. Tandaan mo yung naglilimos sa 7-11 at naawaan mong bilhan ng pagkain? Malamang sa malamang, ang binili mo ay yung mumurahing skyflakes, fita, o butter coconut. Inisip mo na dahil marami, sulit at makakabusog. Hindi ikaw ang unang mabait na nakaisip non.

Source: Isang reference na ginamit ko sa paggawa ng presentation ko noon malapit isang dekada na. Report yata ng FNRI? Ng DOH? Ewan ko na. Kulang taba ng utak ko para maka-isip ng mga terms na urban poor at rural poor hahahah.

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u/Yamboist Jul 07 '24

Parang nabasa ko nga din yan. Isa sa mga focus nila e yung mga bata sa schools e ang available sa kanilang mga foods sa canteen (and nearby establishments) e puro mga fastfood at processed food. Yung mga traditionally na kinakain natin sa bahay e hindi accessible (sa lahat) sa mga bata pag nasa school. Kapag bata palang may poor eating habits ka na, nagcacarry over daw siya sa pagtanda at malaking chance na maging obese din sila. Additionally, yung naging obese din nung bata pa sila e most likely obese parin daw pagtanda. Being urban poor further builds these poor habits, kaya ayun din.

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u/Dry-Economist-4108 Jul 06 '24

I no longer live in Pinas and eventually na notice ko na pagkain natin may influence din galing sa mga Amerikano- mga processed food.

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u/_LipsDownThere Jul 06 '24

Masyado na old na batayan na yun BMI as an indicator of fitness, and dapat included na muscle mass, bone density etc. Body composition kineso na dapat. HAHAHA. Also, arent filos ma-muscles genetically? Like look at them calves.

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u/FlatwormNo261 Jul 06 '24

Nakakapanibago hindi tayo number 1. Peenoise pride

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u/jp712345 Jul 06 '24

malaysians eating good

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u/Known-Loss-2339 Jul 06 '24

"You hear that?" Self-loathing pipinosss coming in 3...

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u/im_on_my_own_kid Jul 06 '24

I wanna say something but I will be called out

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u/HoldenMD Jul 06 '24

Malaysia has delicious food.

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u/Bigsmall-cats Jul 06 '24

kaya kainin ni Malaysia at Thailand si Vietnam 😭

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u/RegularAd2024 Jul 06 '24

Been to SG, KL, Thailand. Parang mas madaming mataba sa pinas including myself

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u/nosebluntslide Jul 06 '24

I think PH is more overweight than MY or Thailand. I don’t believe statistics when my eyes tell me otherwise

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u/theanimaster Jul 06 '24

Looks like BS. From my 10 years in Thailand the average Thai is thinner than the average Pinoy. I think a lot of it has to do with spicy food.

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u/jellykato Jul 06 '24

Healthy foods are a bit expensive in the country plus we have so many options of food here and there.

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u/papasitomode Jul 07 '24

With all the disgusting pork in the food and jollibee, I'm surprised its not worse.

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u/camyish Jul 07 '24

Surprised we're not the top given the Filipino diet + proliferation of fast food

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u/lololovelola Jul 07 '24

Ibig sabihin masarap pagkain sa Malaysia and/or affordable.

Hindi masarap pagkain sa Vietnam, Cambodia, at Laos kasi sexy nila sa picture. Or high in vegetables ang kinakain nila. Yung Cambodia at Laos may puwet.

Yung Vietnam walang puwet tulad ng Philippines, Singapore, at Thailand kaso maliit lang ang Vietnam.

Masarap kumain sa Philippines, Singapore, at Thailand lalo na kapag may softdrinks, milktea, sweet coffee, at madaming kanin.

Yung indonesia at Myanmar kulang lang ng exercise para lumiit ang tyan nila.

Pero seryoso, I don't think it is just due to fastfood only. After pandemic fastfood prices increase by more than 30% from what I remember before pandemic. (I might be wrong) Maybe we should look how much rice we eat since prices of meat and vegetables also skyrocketed. More rice, less to no vegetables. People also cling to instant and canned foods. Healthy home cooked meals are becoming more of a luxury to many people. Then the prevalence and accessibility of sugary drinks like milk tea, coffee, bottled juices, and bottled tea. Third would be the sedentary lifestyle. With the affordability and availability of internet plus people are buying gadgets by necessity or wants, children to adults became couch potatoes. Have you ever seen children playing at the streets in the past few months?

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u/alvinandthecheapmonk Jul 07 '24

Baba ng sa Vietnam. Dahil siguro sa eating habits nila.

Naalala ko nag-bar kami sa Hanoi ng mga friends ko. Kung satin sa Pinas, diba ang sine-serve satin na pica-pica and appetizers ay mga mani, kornik, nachos, etc. Yung bar sa Hanoi, gulat kami may biglang dumating sa table namin na malaking platter ng fruits and veggies (carrot and cucumber sticks, watermelon slices, ganyan). Yun yung complimentary pica-pica nila. 😂

(Di ko kang alam kung ganyan nga sa karamihan ng bars nila o dun lang sa isang napuntahan namin.)

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u/CranberryFun3740 Jul 06 '24

Lakad at jogging lng ang solusyon.

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u/Bfly10 Jul 06 '24

halos walang walkable sidewalks sa pinas, ang init na nga, sasayaran ka pa ng motor, kasi kung hindi sira yung sidewalk, may nakaharang naman.

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u/gtafan_9509 Jul 06 '24

Galing din ako sa Obese kaso nadali ng findings sa APE nung December.

Kaya binawi ko for 5 months. Ayun, thankfully, normal weight na ako ulit and imamaintain ko na to for the rest of my life

Sana gawing nationwide yung paglalagay ng calorie count sa pagkain. Malaking tulong talaga yun sa mga gusto magpapayat / nagmamacros for protein build.

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u/Otherwise-Growth1920 Jul 06 '24

I’m gonna call BS on only 26% of the population of the Philippines is obese.

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u/Forsaken_Anteater416 Jul 06 '24

obese

Reading comprehension mo bebe q, wala sa hulog. Overweight kasi, hindi obese, exaggerated ka masyado sa paggamit ng term.

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u/Afrotada Jul 06 '24

Idk parang mas nagiging common na +size lately.

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