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No, I meant developing countries, not Third World. I visited Georgia (Eastern Europe) several times in the last year. They have excellent cuisine, and people eat very well there. However their food industry isn't so advanced (and competitive) that farms are using chemicals to increase profit. So, food there tastes different from here. If I can tell a big difference in taste, surely there must be some difference in quality?
Georgia and countries like it have plenty of professional jobs, plenty of cars, plenty of people who don't want to exercise. (Yes I see your point that a stagnant lifestyle can cause obesity. True true, it does). BUT the ingredients in their foods are inherently more natural, and this makes more of a difference in diet than some think.
Another example, France is a highly developed country. It's even known for its food. There's no shortage of it or people not getting significant exercise. The French also typically spend more time eating meals than Americans do. And yet they don't have problems with obesity like America does. This pisses us off because they seem to be able to maintain a healthy weight without trouble. The reason is that they choose good ingredients in their food. Their food tastes richer, fuller, and I didn't feel I had to eat a whole lot of it to satisfy my appetite. Problem solved. A glass of wine to celebrate good health, and that's it. Exercise is simply running to catch the train... :) Sounds better than sweating in a gym every night.
No, I meant developing countries, not Third World. I visited Georgia (Eastern Europe) several times in the last year. They have excellent cuisine, and people eat very well there. However their food industry isn't so advanced (and competitive) that farms are using chemicals to increase profit. So, food there tastes different from here. If I can tell a big difference in taste, surely there must be some difference in quality?
Georgia and countries like it have plenty of professional jobs, plenty of cars, plenty of people who don't want to exercise. (Yes I see your point that a stagnant lifestyle can cause obesity. True true, it does). BUT the ingredients in their foods are inherently more natural, and this makes more of a difference in diet than some think.
Another example, France is a highly developed country. It's even known for its food. There's no shortage of it or people not getting significant exercise. The French also typically spend more time eating meals than Americans do. And yet they don't have problems with obesity like America does. This pisses us off because they seem to be able to maintain a healthy weight without trouble. The reason is that they choose good ingredients in their food. Their food tastes richer, fuller, and I didn't feel I had to eat a whole lot of it to satisfy my appetite. Problem solved. A glass of wine to celebrate good health, and that's it. Exercise is simply running to catch the train... :) Sounds better than sweating in a gym every night.
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Besides the fact that food is very cheap and available here, farmers have long been using unnatural means to make their animals as large or profitable as possible. Perhaps eating the products of these animals has caused some of the largeness in the populace? Pumping cows full of steroids to make them huge and then eating the meat... Why am I huge?
The meat in "less developed" countries tastes significantly different (and more natural, IMO) because they don't do things like that (yet?). There's really no shortage of food, but still people in those countries are a normal size in relation to how much they eat.
The meat in "less developed" countries tastes significantly different (and more natural, IMO) because they don't do things like that (yet?). There's really no shortage of food, but still people in those countries are a normal size in relation to how much they eat.
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I can't speak for the rest of the countries in the area, but yes Georgia has *fewer* (not *less*, learn English) chemicals in their food. They don't have a better-living(profit)-through-chemicals infrastructure yet. When I go there, I eat better, feel better, and my skin even looks healthier. It's nothing to do with exercising or lifestyle. You'd be surprised what things you'd learn by actually visiting some of these places. Methinks you haven't even been to Western Europe. Am I right?