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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I thought we were talking about the U.S.? If you start looking globally you have to really account for a lot of confounders. Simple things like "consistent access to fish/meat or alternative high protein food" account for a lot of longevity issues too.
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I think that is all part of the culture element. In many European countries, people still prefer to buy their bread at a bakery, their meat from a butcher, and produce from the market. Big mega stores exist, but it's not the preference for a lot of people over there. A big part of that is also that more cities and towns there are walkable, so you don't need that central point to do everything.
Contrast that with big North American chains, like Wal-Mart for example. People go there for everything and systematically go up and down every aisle. The junk food aisles are strategically located right in between the basic items like dairy, meat, and staples like rice and pasta. It's set up to drive traffic that way, and while people can resist it, it tempts people. It's like exiting through the gift shop. People get the desire to reward themselves with tasty junk food.