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Hetzmann Mercédesz Hetzmann Mercédesz · 05/02/2022
· Society

Fitness guru says Hungarians are getting fat because they are poor

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According to Norbert Schobert, a Hungarian fitness trainer and businessman, the Mediterranean diet is not for Hungarians. However, an expert immediately refuted all his claims.

As Blikk reported, Schobert believes that the Mediterranean diet, which has been in vogue lately, is not for Hungarians at all, as it is unaffordable. However, Dr Tamás Tóth, a weight loss expert, refutes his claims. According to Tóth, there is no shortage of fish, fruit or vegetables in Hungary.

“There is nothing wrong with the traditional Hungarian diet, but carbohydrate consumption should be cut by a fifth,”

said Schobert.

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Norbert Schobert

Hungarian fitness guru Norbert Schobert. Photo: facebook.com/update1

He believes that the research proving the benefits of the Mediterranean diet has only found that being rich is healthy. According to the fitness guru, the conditions and incomes in Mediterranean countries are completely different, and the average Hungarian cannot afford it.

“In Mediterranean countries, the average monthly income ranges from EUR 2,000 to EUR 2,500. There, an average person earns HUF 600-800,000. In Hungary, people earn HUF 200,000 (EUR 565). Not to mention that if we were to follow the Mediterranean diet, we would have to spend HUF 15-20,000 (EUR 42-56) a day on fresh fish, seafood, whole grains, and seasonal fruit. An average Hungarian person cannot spend HUF 15-20,000 a day on their diet,”

said the fitness guru.

He added that the Mediterranean diet is claimed to be the best diet in the world by a group of American experts. However, Schobert says that in Hungary, this diet is only affordable for the upper classes who rarely struggle with excess weight.

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According to 24.hu, Schobert believes that Hungarians are reluctant to invest in a healthy lifestyle, preferring instead to stare at a screen. He thinks that instead of watching TV and using our phones, we should start spending time outdoors and doing sports.

Dr Tóth’s reaction to Schobert’s claims was the following:

“You can’t eat fish in Hungary? Come on! You can access it, there is plenty of fish. You don’t have to hunt exotic rare species from New Zealand to eat fish, and there are vegetables in Hungary. Hungary is a country of agricultural excellence. You can eat good food here.”

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Source: Blikk, 24.hu

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2 Comments

  1. Suzy says:
    06/02/2022 at 09:41

    Where I live my neighbour drives 200 metres to the local shop. She’s in her forties and overweight. Some people just don’t help themselves. The price freezes should have been on half fat milk instead of full fat, more price cuts are needed for low fat items.

  2. Kati says:
    06/02/2022 at 12:57

    “There is nothing wrong withe traditional Hungarian diet”?????!!!!!!! How about lots of sugar, dangerous levels of salt and the extensive use of lard (and don’t get me started on that disgusting snack of grease smeared on bread that is so popular) and other products with lots of saturated fat? Or the over consumption of meat, especially red meat as in pork. Something that also does not help is that food labelling in Hungary is very poor – what information is put on products is printed in a point size that is so small that one almost needs an atomic force microscope to read it. High time Hungary adopted the sensible ‘traffic light’ system that is widely used in the UK and some other countries – easy to understand and tells you what you should know at a glance. It is not just obesity that is a problem – Hungary has one the highest rates of heart disease and diabetes in Europe and one of the worst health education programmes in the developed world.

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