Why in the USSR there were no problems with fatness, and all were sonorous and slim

What was it? Soviet And how many citizens of this huge country had extra pounds? Was food really healthier at the time and people’s eating habits much better? Today's edition. "Site" I will try to answer these and other interesting questions.



To food and nutrition in the USSR really treated very carefully. It is worth noting that even the book on tasty and healthy food was available in almost every house. And here citizens could find interesting recipes without any Internet, learn the energy value and benefits of any products, as well as receive recommendations for healthy eating.

And thanks to what other factors did the Soviet people win the struggle for harmony? Here, first of all, it is worth noting the great physical activity, as well as the then diet, in which there were only the most natural products of local production.



Modern people are not used to moving a lot. And during the quarantine, when even it became possible to work from home, many were completely lazy to the limit. Minimum movement, sedentary lifestyle, well-developed transport connection around... All this does not contribute to the fact that the muscles of a person are in tone.

And if the inhabitants of small villages still do a lot of physical work, then the inhabitants of cities and megacities this can not be said. After all, if you take a big city, then people value time more than their own health.

Therefore, if a person has a choice: walk or use transport to save time and not be late, then he is unlikely to choose the first option.



However, if you look at old photos, you can notice some interesting things. So, the men were almost all slim and fit, in good physical shape. Women were not always distinguished by sports figures. But their rounded shapes were more likely to indicate good health and good appetite.

In terms of activity and nutrition, things were better. Soviet people did more physical work and, accordingly, spent more energy. I had to walk a lot and sit a little.

The culture of sports and health played a role when an active lifestyle was celebrated in the press and on television. And the opportunities for playing various sports in the outback were not much less than in large cities.



Slenderness and eating habits Ready food in the shops was almost not. Of course, there were sausages, sausages or canned food, but this cannot be compared with the current realities. Soviet people had to buy simple and natural products, and then make their own breakfast, lunch or dinner. This food was much healthier and fresher. In this regard, Soviet food was better.



Today, people do not have to constantly operate in the kitchen. Semi-prepared food can be purchased in any supermarket, and only warm up at home. Or you can go to any diner and quickly eat there. Moreover, the calorie content of such food can be several times higher than the real need of the body.

It is also a shame that modern people often eat in a hurry. And during the meal, he looks more at the smartphone than at the plate. As a result, the brain does not even have time to fix this snack, does not have time to tune in to eating.

As a result, such food is absorbed worse, and the person very soon wants to eat again. Therefore, every day he eats more and more food and gets more and more energy, although there is no need for this.



“People buy tickets to fitness clubs to spend their energy, but often don’t find time to exercise. We need to change the whole system, the whole way of life. We are now consuming a lot of poor quality food and we are wasting little energy. People used to be much more active. You need to be more active today, and eat less, says gastroenterologist Nuria Dianova.

And what do you think: in Soviet times, people ate better, but were slimmer and healthier? Or is it not?