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Well if you want the One Number That Affects Asians, I think what stands out to me the most is the prevalence of lactose intolerance over there, approaching 90%
by jabroni_salad 4y ago
Well if you want the One Number That Affects Asians, I think what stands out to me the most is the prevalence of lactose intolerance over there, approaching 90% the more easterly you go. They just do not do very much dairy.
Less scientific, but a couple years ago I decided to transition to a more meat-lite diet and ended up turning to Asian cookbooks to make that happen. Veg entrees are just a novelty to western cuisines and everyone is stunlocked on meat substitutes instead of just doing well with the stuff that grows right out of the ground.
- novia 4y agoYou might be onto something. The US government has been subsidizing dairy products [1] and it has caused a huge surplus[2], which processed food manufacturers then try to add into anything they can because it's a cheap filler. But it wouldn't be a cheap filler if it hadn't been for the government propping up the production. Dairy farmers in this country make so much milk that they will sometimes dump it rather than sell it [3]. [1] https://www.farmanddairy.com/top-stories/a-brief-history-of-dairy-pricing/592392.html https://www.farmanddairy.com/top-stories/a-brief-history-of-... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/28/americas-cheese-stockpile-just-hit-an-all-time-high/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/28/ameri... [3] https://youtu.be/orTNTwaZauQ https://youtu.be/orTNTwaZauQ
- chiefalchemist 4y agoAbout 20 yrs ago The NYT Sunday mag had an article (read: op-ed-y piece) that proposed the same about corn. That is, fed subsidies for corn ultimately made high fructose corn syrup dirt cheap. That price point. made it more appealing to add sweetness to more food products. Or made sweet products (e.g., soda) cheaper. Lower prices...higher consumption... Hello obesity as a cultural norm.