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Since this thread has already divurged off topic...
You know people always talk bad about the food and motivation of Americans, but I'd bet money that it's our cars that are killing us. So much of this country is so spread out, and so little is covered by any real mass transportation, that you really have to drive everywhere.
I wonder if anyone has done a study comparing the health of the population with how far they live from their jobs, and how they get to and from work. For example manufacturing jobs tend to happen away from city centers. So those countries you listed may have a large advantage health-wise just because a lot of the population can walk to work.
When I was in college I was in decent shape even though I ate fast food, drank lots of booze, and never worked out. Between walking around campus and walking to and from the bus stops, I probably did 4-5 miles of walking a day. I also rode my bike to school (~5 miles) every so often because it was faster than the bus. This was out in Tucson, and it's the only town I've lived in that has both good mass transit, and bike friendly streets.
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