According to a recent report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), mexico has an obesity rate of 35.3% over the age of 15, that is, one in every three adults has obesity, and although the proportion of obese people in areas such as American Samoa and the Cook Islands is high, it is only a small part of the total number of obese people in the world because the total population is only a few hundred thousand. However, Mexico has a population of 130 million, too much obesity will inevitably bring many diseases, let's take a look at the Mexican family's three meals a day, what they love to eat, resulting in the obesity rate of the world's first.
Mexico covers an area of more than 1.96 million square kilometers, located in the south of North America, the climate is complex and diverse, due to the multi-plateau and mountainous, vertical climate characteristics are obvious, there is no severe cold in winter, no heat in summer, and evergreen trees in all seasons, so it enjoys the reputation of "pearl of the plateau". The world-famous Mayan, Toltec, and Aztec cultures were created by the Mexican Paleo-Indians. Mexican Paleo Indians bred corn, so Mexico is known as the "homeland of corn". Mexicans often say: We created corn, and corn created us at the same time, we are corn people.
1. Breakfast
Mexican family breakfast can be described as "awake", all kinds of food are mainly spicy, even muffins are made of peppers, authentic Mexican cuisine, the materials are mostly peppers and tomatoes, the taste is sweet, spicy and sour, etc., and more than 90% of the sauce is made of peppers and tomatoes. Corn has been a staple of Mexican food for hundreds of years. Tortia cakes made from corn are also the most basic and distinctive food in Mexico. A pancake fried with corn, served with charcoal-grilled chicken strips or beef sauce to your liking, followed by tomatoes, shredded lettuce, tortilla cheese, and more.
Hundreds of years ago, Mexico has been ruled by France and Spain, and eating habits have also been influenced by Europe, in addition, the United States invaded Mexico in 1847, bringing American food culture, and at the end of the nineteenth century, there began to be a wave of Chinese immigrants to northern Mexico, which also contributed a unique Asian flavor to the local area. After the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917), especially after the 1940s, Mexicans began to pay more attention to their own national food culture. On November 16, 2010, the Mexican traditional diet was recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the first food in the world to receive this award.
2. Lunch
Mexican family lunches like to eat "damares", which are wrapped in corn kernels with corn leaves, and the filling is chicken or pork, dried fruits, and peppers. I also love to eat "Pengsha", which is a fresh soup made of corn kernels with fish and meat. Mexican cuisine is mainly spicy, and mainland residents often use turtles, snakes, spotted doves, squirrels, stone chicken into the dish, home-cooked vegetables to fry cacti, cactus balls are the most distinctive. Mexican families eat cacti almost every meal every day, with cacti peeled and sliced, or cut, or cut, or diced, or diced, or mashed, mixed with meat, fish, chicken, dishes made in a variety of ways, pickled cacti, and cactus juice to drink.
Mexico is rich in cacti. It is said that there are more than 1,000 species of immortal plants in the country, some for edible, some for medicinal purposes, some for ornamental beautification, some for desert water and soil, and many weeds that are useless. Edible cacti are the best from the "Mibonta" region, it is said that now everyone eats Mibonta cactus, the farmers on the Mibonta side do not plant anything else, only grow edible cacti, and make a fortune from cacti, most of the richest farmers and estate owners in Mexico are there.
3. Dinner
Mexican family dinner love to eat Mexican chicken rolls, at the same time for grilled, stewed meat is very much love, grilled meat taco squat, boiled meat, etc. These are often eaten at dinner, the staple food is corn made of various cuisines. Mexico has contributed a lot to the world's diet, and the fruits and vegetables we are now accustomed to come from this Latin American land. For example, tomatoes (in Mexico green are called tomate, and red ones are called jitomate), chocolate, turkey, avocado, vanilla, corn, peppers. All peppers come from Latin America, and ninety percent of the peppers we eat today originate in Mexico.
Mexicans also love to eat a variety of bean rice, bean cakes, bean snacks, bean sweets, bean porridge, bean dishes and so on. Authentic Mexicans treat you to "stew with moses", braised prawns, roast lamb, roasted wild boar meat and more. Mexicans also love to drink wine in the evenings, such as brandy, corn wine and banana wine made in the traditional way, teguig shochu made with tequila leaves and pugue made with tequila honey juice.
What is the highest obesity rate in Mexico?
From the perspective of dietary habits, many Mexicans like high-calorie, high-sugar foods, including fast food and carbonated drinks. Rich in fat, sugar, salt and chemicals, these foods are easy to fill and affordable. Some parents even put Coke in a bottle to feed their children. According to data provided by market research firm Euromonitor International, the average Mexican consumes about 163 liters of carbonated beverages per person per year.
Traditional Mexican foods such as lamb, tortillas and cacti are mostly low in fat and high in fiber. After the liberalization of the market, the Mexican people's dependence on processed fast food has increased, and the intake of grains, vegetables and fruits has decreased, resulting in many Mexicans not wanting "tortillas" but "hamburgers".
According to the latest statistics, Mexico has surpassed the United States to become the country with the highest obesity rate in the world. Mexico's ministry of health said that there are more than 8 million obese children in the country, and the proportion of children with diabetes has reached 12.3%, so the Mexican Senate passed a tax increase bill, which includes not only business taxes, income tax, but also tax increases on junk food and soda drinks. The aim is to reduce people's consumption of unhealthy foods.
Today's sharing is here, for this matter what do you think, welcome to leave a message in the comment area, like friends remember to pay attention to, Tao Ge will share different anecdotes every day, today's sharing is here, I wish you good luck in 2021, the source of wealth rolling, goodbye!