The rising number of overweight and obese people, both young and old, in poor nations shows that alien food cultures have taken roots in the culinary interests of these peoples.

How right is this view in your opinion?
Is food the only culprit in this regard?

Instances of obesity and overweight are real in poor nations, and the same can be attributed to the fact that people of these nations have switched their culinary likes. However, it is unfair to blame food as the only culprit.

Taste has always been powerful enough to influence people’s culinary interests. This human weakness got heightened when poor nations happened to avail exotic, gourmet and mouthwatering dishes provided by national and multinational food chains. This urge for exotic tastes seems to have elbowed out people’s traditional culinary interests. For example, hamburgers, pizzas, KFC and the like are very common in poor nations, and affluent people forgo cooking and go after these fat-rich foods. This leads to obesity and overweight to some extent. Who would deny the fact that body mass is associated with food intake?

How ever powerful a factor food may be, it is not food alone that makes people of poor nations suffer from obesity. There are several other factors that lead to weight gain. Primarily, obesity has something to do with heredity. Secondly, heavy food intake may not necessarily make all people obese or overweight, but rich food, poor exercise and sedentary lifestyle practices can make an ordinary human being add on weight. This condition is very common in poor nations. No wonder, many in poor nations go heavy in terms of their body mass.

In short, overweight and obesity have been here for ages. Though food is the main component, other factors also contribute to this state of affairs. Anyway, switching food culture is not a good thing. It is cultural and culinary loss.

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Ajaypeesdoc. 29.09.011