xc2215x@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWhat do you think of the need for food to be traditional ?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down111
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you think of the need for food to be traditional ?xc2215x@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months ago Tradition is not an ethical or healthy reason to eat something. Given that novelty is a predictor of inflammation, I would say tradition is a healthy reason and thereby an ethical reason to eat something.
minus-squarejerkface@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoLike I said, it sometimes correlates with healthy outcomes. It does not cause them. And it does not always correlate. Southern US food is absolutely lethal, everyone knows it, but they keep eating it because it’s traditional for them.
Given that novelty is a predictor of inflammation, I would say tradition is a healthy reason and thereby an ethical reason to eat something.
Like I said, it sometimes correlates with healthy outcomes. It does not cause them. And it does not always correlate. Southern US food is absolutely lethal, everyone knows it, but they keep eating it because it’s traditional for them.