I went on a trip to South Korea recently. There are very few overweight people there. But the food that people eat doesn't seem healthy at all.
- every meal is served with white rice ("empty calories")
- every meal is served with Kimchi (high sodium)
- most dishes are flavored with soy sauce, gochutan, rice syrup... they are extremely high in sodium + msg
- people love fried chicken with syrupy sauces
- korean barbeque is popular, with very fatty cuts (pork belly etc.)
Pretty much all of those foods would be considered unhealthy, but somehow Koreans don't seem to suffer from obesity like US + Europe do, I have no idea why.
- every meal is served with white rice ("empty calories")
- every meal is served with Kimchi (high sodium)
- most dishes are flavored with soy sauce, gochutan, rice syrup... they are extremely high in sodium + msg
- people love fried chicken with syrupy sauces
- korean barbeque is popular, with very fatty cuts (pork belly etc.)
Pretty much all of those foods would be considered unhealthy, but somehow Koreans don't seem to suffer from obesity like US + Europe do, I have no idea why.