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By this logic, the obesity epidemic should've happened in the 17th century when the potato was introduced to the rest of the world and became the staple crop of
by PuppyTailWags 4y ago
By this logic, the obesity epidemic should've happened in the 17th century when the potato was introduced to the rest of the world and became the staple crop of poor farmers everywhere.
- sph 4y agoThey did not eat a potato only diet, however poor they were. I actually have relatives in a third world country that however poor they were they'd have a diet of mostly starches but including decent protein, even if it's just fish, literal bugs, small rodents and other subpar meat. They'd laugh you out the village if you'd tell them they can live on yams and tapioca alone. Staple doesn't mean one food diet.