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[Julius]

Korean food is unheathy? And burgers and fries aren't? U got to be kidding...

[northway]

[cj1976]

There is a lot of healthy food in Korea, but I find the problem to be that Korean cooks will ruin it by adding too much salt, gochujang or sugar. People seem to be content to eat below-par food here. I'm amazed how often I hear Korean people cooing over even the most average of foods.

[Louis VI]

[dereklee003]

[/quote]

To try and contrast traditional Korean home cooking with American modern fast food is the sort of ignorance that Koreans can be excused for making because many of them don't know any better. But visit any American household, or British or English ex-colony household (hell, and that's not including European fare) and find that what they serve for dinner is rarely the hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza so ingrained in Koreans minds as what Westerners eat.[/quote]

Ok so we don't eat fast food at home. Wow you proved everyone wrong. This still does not change the fact that USA is the fattest place in the world, and although we don't eat fast food at home all the time, we still eat out at fast food and other restaurants that serve portions that are fit for 2-3 people and we still snack and eat unhealthy outside of home. So, when you look at the big picture, u have to be stupid or ignorant to think Koreans or their diet is less healthy than Americans. The facts are so visually overwhelming its ridiculous that people still argue this.

[methdxman]

[Steelrails]

I think people here are confusing diet and food.

Korean food and pretty much all food around the world is equally healthy. I mean outside of famine zones you can walk into the supermarket in any given country and buy vegetables, chicken, fish, and fresh fruit and whole grains.

All cultures have their junk food. All cultures that have money have turned their junk food into dietary staples.

Samgyupsal is the Korean equivalent of a burger. Feel good food that is clearly not that healthy for you. Koreans don't eat Samgyupsal everyday same as Americans don't always eat hamburgers.

In between its fish and a small bowl of rice and some vegetables and maybe whatever fruit is in season. Just as back home you had chicken breast and green beans and a baked potato and an apple or something.

Now diet wise, or the manner in which you eat tings, there can be a difference. I think a big thing is that here the massive tub of pop hasn't become popular. Really, all a person needs is one of those dixie cups of cola. Cola is a dessert item. I think portion size is a big part of it.

Lastly I always wonder at people who insist the Korean diet is what people eat at Kimbap Nara or Samgyupsal or Street Food. Sorry, but those are the equivalent of a Coney Island, a Bennigan's, and the hot food at the 7-11. And American's don't just eat at those places. There's also your vegatrian restaurants and ethnic food.

[wishfullthinkng]

[methdxman]

[dereklee003]

[Zyzyfer]

[northway]

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

I was a little put off with the "common" American restaurant. I mean, I come from NY, so there is a lot of variety, but even in "Pensyltucky," as my grandmother refers to her mountain town in PA, there's a variety of ethnic restaurants and healthier options than the typical burger joint or steakhouse, and at the steakhouses, there are always healthier options, such as grilled chicken or fish with steamed or sauteed veggies.

I ate my fair share of fish sticks and mac and cheese as a kid, but I also ate plenty of veggies (salad was mandatory at almost every dinner) and fruit (always had an apple, pear, or a couple of oranges in my packed lunches). My mother or father always cooked, so we didn't have any of that frozen dinner garbage.

[dereklee003]

Northway and NYC Gal----

I think you are missing my point. I'm not saying there isn't any healthy restaurants or options in the states. There is a large variety of many things in the good ol' USA. But...even if the US had more healthy restaurants than any other place in the world, it DOES NOTHING to explain why the majority, or even average, Americans are obese, overweight, unhealthy, etc. My question is this: if Americans have such amazing healthy foods, why are we one of the fattest in the world?

Also, its foolish to say suggest that the Korean diet, in general, is less healthy then the American diet, in general. OPEN YOUR EYES and look at the people and the evidence.

[methdxman]