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Intuitively I thought it was about the developing countries are getting more industrialized and polluted. But perhaps both.
by raincole 3y ago
Intuitively I thought it was about the developing countries are getting more industrialized and polluted. But perhaps both.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoMore doctors to know that people aren’t just dropping dead from mysterious reasons. And more industrialization to have more cancer. I would bet more on the former than the latter.
- BirAdam 3y agoEven with that, cancers metabolize sugars. The more sugars you put into your body, the faster and larger cancer cells can get. Add to this that sugars are inflammatory, and this heightens cancer risks. Add to both of those factors and increase in pollution and it’s just a perfect storm.
- nradov 3y agoYou are probably referring to the Warburg effect. While there is a clear link between obesity and cancer, cutting sugar intake doesn't appear to be an effective cancer treatment. (It's still generally a good idea for other reasons, though.) https://www.mskcc.org/news/no-sugar-no-cancer-look-evidence https://www.mskcc.org/news/no-sugar-no-cancer-look-evidence
- abtinf 3y agoYou think the undeveloped world has cleaner water and food than the industrialized world?
- margalabargala 3y agoWater, no. Food, probably. A lot of the undeveloped world eats only locally produced food, minimally processed. Highly processed foods don't necessarily make it out there. As they start developing, they are able to import things with high levels of preservatives etc.
- sva_ 3y agoI'd prefer preservatives over contaminants like heavy metals.
- deaddodo 3y agoAs someone who's traveled the undeveloped world pretty heavily, you would be surprised at how bad the "raw" food quality is; especially if poverty is very high. Undeveloped doesn't mean "without access to industrialized goods", it just means industrial infrastructure of their own is lacking. You seem to be mixing undeveloped (Port au Prince, Khartoum, Dhaka, etc) up with "tribal". They still have access to pesticides, heavy metals, low-quality/toxic feeds, gasoline, etc; in addition to having generally very lax/non-existent regulations.
- lazide 3y agoThey use massive amounts of pesticides and have huge pollution issues due to burning trash and trash disposal problems, including out in fields. If you spend any time in India, for example? Holy moly.
- bobthepanda 3y agoTraditional foods or methods of cooking are not necessarily healthy. If eaten in excess cassava is high glycemic index like other Western starches, and stuff like cooking in animal fats is very unhealthy. A lot of obesity in developing economies comes from people who have experienced food scarcity overcompensating and overfeeding themselves and their children.
- wyclif 3y ago>A lot of obesity in developing economies comes from people who have experienced food scarcity overcompensating and overfeeding themselves and their children. This is true and easily observable everywhere, even in advertising. I'm in the Philippines at the moment, and there's a trope in Filipino television advertising that includes the "cute, chubby/fat kid." Having a chubby kid signifies to other Filipinos that you are middle class and have enough money and resources to overfeed your child.
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- raincole 3y agoI think industrial wastes and parasites cause different kinds of diseases.