This is very interesting. You certainly can’t argue with the availability of hyperpalatable food in these countries. To the extent they are less available in stores, that would be the result of people wanting them less.
Perhaps the consumption is lower because of their culture (mimesis effects). People eat what those around them eat, and the traditional diet is culturally sticky enough in Japan and South Korea that, in spite of the availability of hyperpalatable foods, people still follow it for the majority of meals. However, this explanation requires a reason why this is not the case in other places, especially genetically and (I’m guessing somewhat) culturally similar places like China and Taiwan.
It’s not like South Korea and Japan have failed to pick up on the addictive aspects of other areas of modern culture, like the internet. So I don’t understand why diet would be different for them.
This is very interesting. You certainly can’t argue with the availability of hyperpalatable food in these countries. To the extent they are less available in stores, that would be the result of people wanting them less.
Perhaps the consumption is lower because of their culture (mimesis effects). People eat what those around them eat, and the traditional diet is culturally sticky enough in Japan and South Korea that, in spite of the availability of hyperpalatable foods, people still follow it for the majority of meals. However, this explanation requires a reason why this is not the case in other places, especially genetically and (I’m guessing somewhat) culturally similar places like China and Taiwan.
It’s not like South Korea and Japan have failed to pick up on the addictive aspects of other areas of modern culture, like the internet. So I don’t understand why diet would be different for them.