This is from the other thread, I am responding to Bonnie!
I never use salt in my cooking either. I should definitely be skinny
I'm honestly kind of baffled as to how they stay skinny. They eat white rice, three times a day, lots of meat but also lots of veggies. Dessert plays a much smaller part in Korean meals however and is generally fruit or Ice Cream if you're really pushing the boat out. But they do eat LOADS! But then I suppose Meat and Rice make up the bulk of their calories!
Fat Koreans do exist but I assume they eat in a more western style or eat more processed food. I think the real secret is more then fact that as a culture they are more active. Hiking is a way of life here and I think it's harder to eat lots of bad food. Korean food is pretty healthy generally as it uses so many vegetables and they don't really cook with oil or anything. Sauces aren't really used here- instead it's 'pastes'. And they chocolate and bakery sections are much smaller here. And there's hardly any dairy to eat.
Their cases of Breast Cancer may be the lowest in the world but their cases of Stomach Cancer are the highest- after all, they spend a lifetime eating Kimchi 3 times a day which is covered in Spicy Red Pepper Paste! And they eat loads of other food with that on too!
