that stuff you mentioned iswhat gives us dabetes, andheart problems,it seems the girls I meet from Africa,which has been limited . but even on television seem to have less a problem with weight,than American females. i would love to see,or read more research on western/european diets,and it's affects on African people. Love Caribbean food,i noticed they don't cook with a lot of cheese and cream, same with sould food,although i stay away from pork,eat very little fried foods (although fried chicken,and buffalo wings are my weakness) the food i ate growing up was like greens,green beans,yams,peas etc. macaroni and cheese was most creamy stuff we ate.
have not had much experience with African food,but what i have I am always disappointed,not because of the taste,but it's so similar to African American traditional food. like i go to some African peoples house for dinner like yeah,I'm about to have some exotic stuff I've never tried,bets its going to be b;lazing, then they bust out with yams,chicken,and black eyed peas,them I'm like oh yeah,they is black.
But compare the black,or Asian,or Indian,or Latino diet (real Mexican Latino food,not Tex-Mex) to Italian,French etc. Lots of cheeses,breads,and fatty ,cholesterol laden foods.
that sage sausage, virginia ham , scrapple nd eggs for breakfast, grits red wax chedda and buttermilk biscuits,
then for lunch macaroni salad and chopped barbecue sandwich, and a piece of red velvet cake,
then for dinner home fries, and smothered steak, butter beans flavored with fat back, and peach cobbler with a hunk of home made ice cream
does that make your mouthwater or your arteries flinch?