[metmom]

I read of a study that had been done about the incidence of Type II Diabetes in the Amish communities and the one comment that stuck out was that the author said that you NEVER find a fat Amish child, ever.

[BGHater]

I would also wonder if the induction of GH into the food chain to increase production has an effect.

[TSgt]

And they don’t “retire.” They work until they die.

[uncbob]

They start working on the farms at an early age and walk to school or use scooters

I bike (pedal type )in Lancaster county Amish country about 15-20 times a year since 1985

I have NEVER seen a FAT Amish kid

[hinckley buzzard]

I grew up with lots of Amish people and never saw a fat one of any age or sex under the age of about fifty.