| Since you talked about "the west", I applied your comment to my situation also (France). But it seems that some things were and are still different. Related to fitness, sure, there's millions of people who "go to the gym" at least one a week and buy food supplements and protein powders... But they'll happily eat fast foot several times a week. And if we talk about ultra-processed food, it's even worse. > But a corner kebab or taco place seems like an unequivocal positive for society, I have no complaints about their existence at all. That's probably a big difference, because nobody here will dare say that those place serves actual food.
Not because of the cultural aspect, but just because it's the case.
They use the lowest quality in every ingredients, use lots of bad oils to cook, put tons of salt and other additives...
And don't get me started on the hygiene side.
People are perfectly aware of that and they'll even joke about it while eating their 50% fat kebab. At least McDonald's have the hygiene on their side! We don't have the same obesity epidemic, partly due to portion sizing and mobility, but almost half the population is overweight and figures are still going up. https://www.obesitefrance.fr/lobesite-cest-quoi/les-chiffres... |