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I have noticed that that areas with human settlements for the longest period seem to have most diverse and healthiest food choices. Mostly Asian - Chinese, Indian, Persian, Japanese. Western food is the crappiest of all. Lots of unhealthy meat, too much dairy, bad fat, salty and sugar diet. This kind of food is slowly taking over the world due to globalization.

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Agreed. For example my parents follow the McDougall diet, and have done so for about 15 years. I recently took them to visit China and worried some about finding food. Breakfast was the easiest meal of all. Every shop has simple soups, porridge, and soy or peanut milk. Combined with a steamed bun you have a quick and healthy breakfast.

There's plenty of crappy food in eg India. Their sweets make your teeth hurt, and your insulin cry.

Traditional western fare ain't too bad. Don't blame all that ails of modernity on the west.

Way to go ahead to twist your parent comment into something else. You will never get any amount of sweetness in a south indian breakfast.

But in general, you are correct in that diabetics are off the charts in India. We lead in cardio vascular diseases as well. :-(

>Lots of unhealthy meat, too much dairy, bad fat, salty and sugar diet.

Oh yeah, great argument. Ignore that 90% of US grocery stores is various forms of processed carbohydrates with some cheap vegetable oils and HFCS thrown in; bread, cereal, chips, cookies, canned soup, and meals in a bag like Hamburger Helper.

That's the stuff you need to worry about. Foods made with cheap carbs are the ones that are coming for you. They have great shelf life, are easy to ship, and the ingredients are dirt cheap.

There is plenty of good Mediterranean food around the Mediterranean (funnily enough). Meat and dairy aren't unhealthy unless you are overdoing them.

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