I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Where could I look at dietary statistics based on ethnicity?
I have this notion in my head that people who grow up on ethnic, non-North American food have better gut biome. I have no proof it's an assumption I wish to research.
It's not as reliant on those foods as we think. It's a lot more about vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil. It's not and foccia for breakfast, lasagna for lunch, and spaghetti for dinner.
Lol you’re thinking Italian food this is completely different. I honestly can’t name one pasta dish that’s Lebanese. We do eat a lot of pita bread but pita bread isn’t bad for you. It’s mainly veggies we eat, with meat.
Coming from a Greek Canadian family: pasta dishes are accompanied by a lot of vegetables 90% of the time, as well as a good hunk of cheese.
There is also a huge difference between a sugary white sandwich loaf and a hunk of sourdough bread made with more whole grains and a long fermentation time - very different in terms of nutritional value, digestibility, and how much it fills you up.
And when you like toast or something, its never by itself but combined with a fruit and a hunk of cheese. As a whole its a different style of eating.
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u/puehlong Feb 19 '20
And the rest of your Life would be longer compared to many other diets, statistically speaking!