[🇵🇰] Overseas Pakistani Restaurants

[Bilal9]

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Are you sure? Diabetes occurs in 34% of Pakistanis, more so than any other country. Why would this be if our food wasn't unhealthy?

Bhai we in Bangladesh have you in Pakistan beat I believe.

In Bangladesh adults aged 65-74 have 38% prevalence of Diabetes now.

 

[Bilal9]

Please provide a recent peer reviewed academic research from journal which states the root cause. Web articles are not reliable scientific source.

In absence of a Pakistan one, here is one from Bangladesh. Interestingly - Bangladeshi and Pakistani food habits aren't strikingly different, with the exception that most Bangladeshis eat quite a large quantity of Fish and vegetables. But the veggies are invariably fried (the fish too) so there goes the nutritional benefit. Diabetes in Bangladesh is more prevalent among well-to-do people because they (like Pakistanis) consider vegetables non-prestigious food and can afford more animal protein-based dishes. Fish - though served in family settings, is almost absent in khana-peena for Shaadis and grand celebration of any sort.

Diabetes among adults in Bangladesh: changes in prevalence and risk factors between two cross-sectional surveys - PMC

To investigate the change in the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes among adults in Bangladesh between 2011 and 2018. The study used two waves of nationally representative cross-sectional data extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Bilal9]

For authentic Pakistani cuisine in an informal setting, I make a trip to Fullerton, California in Orange County (about 40 miles) and the place is always packed with Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.

Very economical as well. I bundle together the whole gang (friends and family) to converge there and make an event out of it. Especially for Iftar.

In my book - food needs to be affordable and informal to complement social occasions. There is no need for pretense in food.

Locations – Bundoo Khan USA

Menu – Bundoo Khan USA

bundookhanusa.com