Americans say they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know why | Arwa Mahdawi

Is it because of differences in the flour that’s being consumed? Or something to do with the European approach to getting around? It’s not just the mass shootings you have to watch out for in the US, it’s also the lettuce – a dodgy bit of iceberg could leave you sick with cyclosporiasis. And then there are the frozen blueberries , recently recalled because of a “reasonable probability” they could “cause serious adverse health consequences or even death ”. And the alfalfa sprouts that may harbour salmonella. And the fruit bars that may be contaminated with glass. I could go on: there’s been a s

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