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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by Xunxi on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:29AM (#13580277)

I read this obesity ascription to carbs a lot and it beats me. I am from an African country where carbohydrate dominant meals are the staple. It is not uncommon to see a families eat 3 square carb laden meals yet obesity is extremely low!

So my question is why isnt obesity prevalent in this part of the world?

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by perch56 on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:52AM (#13581318)

The problem for the obesity in developed countries is sugar. I recently read this article that sums up much better than I could explain: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-co...

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by tim333 on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:49AM (#13580501)

It's complicated - humans can thrive on a very wide variety of diets. However snacking on sugary stuff seems quite a big thing in the USA and probably not in most of Africa.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by jcfrei on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:50AM (#13580509)

The nutritional value of staples in the developed world is probably a lot higher (percentage of digestible carbohydrates per serving).

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Re:Ask HN: What is the biggest untapped opportunity for star... by dpc59 on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:21AM (#13580902)

They're more complicated carbs with a lot of fiber, they're not eating cookies full of refined sugar.

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