The Fattest Place on Earth

[Guest FourAces]

Interesting mini documentary on the fattest place on earth. Check it out it runs about 8 minutes.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/health-15749655/the-fattest-place-on-earth-23708335

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It doesn't get much clearer than this: since they began importing and eating Western food in the 1980's, their life expectancy has dropped by seven years (!); the obesity rate hit 85%; and half the population has Type 2 diabetes, leading to heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure, amputations, and blindness.

And, according to this clip, the diabetes rate in the U. S. is expected to increase in the next forty years from 10% to more than 30%.

You'd never know it from the ads, but recent changes in our food supply are doing us in. I don't understand why cigarettes should carry a warning label if Spam doesn't. If, at the very least, we could somehow allocate our increased health care costs to the foods that generate them, we'd start seeing the real cost of a Whopper, fries, and a Coke skyrocket. And that's when we'd start seeing school lunches include a lot more healthy alternatives, which are now priced out of the program.

Thanks for posting this! A real eye-opener.

[Guest FourAces]

It doesn't get much clearer than this: since they began importing and eating Western food in the 1980's, their life expectancy has dropped by seven years (!); the obesity rate hit 85%;

When watching the clip this really grabbed my attention. So I did a little research on the country with the healthiest eating habits and found no consensus. However, the two countries that were always near the top are Japan and France.

I also did a fresh search on diets as it has been a while since I really looked. Again no consensus but the one program that is at the top of most lists is the Mediterranean diet. Which mostly consists of menus rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals, fish, and olive oil. The diet is even red wine friendly. I know this type of menu leans toward the Japanese way of eating however, it doesn't appear to have much in common with the French cuisine.

It would be great if someone was able to say with certainty eat X and you will be healthy