Superfoods - is healthy eating just hype? | DW Documentary
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Are superfoods all that they’re cracked up to be? There’s plenty of worldwide hype about eating chia seeds, goji berries and quinoa - but what benefits do they really bring?
This documentary looks at what superfoods do for people and more. How is the healthy eating boom influencing agriculture and business? There are more and more restaurants serving superfoods in Germany. Florian Klar of Bochum opened the first superfood bistro in the Ruhr region about a year ago. He buys in all types of food, using local suppliers when he can, but he also uses exotic superfoods in his meals.
Quinoa, goji berries and chia seeds can now all be found in supermarkets as well. The food industry has discovered selling these products is lucrative and changed its product selection accordingly. Superfoods are simply that a foodstuff contains a high amount of nutrients. "Every country has its own superfood,” says nutritionist Matthias Riedl. Blueberries, flax seed, blackcurrants, and kale are all superfoods native to Germany.
The film also takes viewers to Bolivia, a key quinoa exporter, to see how the hype has influenced farming there. Exports of the so-called "Inca corn” quadrupled between 2007 and 2013. The rising price of quinoa on global markets has led Andean farmers to increase the size of their fields. Yet after just two straight years of quinoa harvests, the soil is already exhausted and barren.
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Only thing 'super' here is the Marketing.
Eat Fresh, eat local.
I couldn't agree more! Eat fresh, local, and variety.
What’s the difference between growing super foods or standard crops? The food still has to come from somewhere. This video is misleading.
@@TKUA11 Not really imo. Instead of getting Avocado n Chia Seeds from S.America for anti-oxidants & Omega-3 better for Germany to get the same nutrition from local berries & flax seeds
Yes food will travel, but there is a huge difference between travel of 40 kms vis-a-vis 4000 kms.
As simple as that 👍🏾
@@gaganBhaisaab acv cured my heartburn when nothing else did, not all food is equal, explain that?
I’m from one of the countries where avocadoes grow naturally and I can say that 11 years ago they were easy for us locals to buy and affordable, now because they reserve the best for export it’s been difficult to get good avocadoes. The worst part is that they’re importing bad avocadoes from neighboring countries which we have to pay elevated prices for. Then our natural grown are extremely expensive too, we pay 3x the price for bad avocadoes while the countries we export to, pay what we used to pay for top quality avocadoes. Crazy and ridiculous.
Dey NM I used to eat avocados almost everyday. But since the price surged, I only eat maybe once a month. Sad.
whos getting avocados for a low price? In Europe avocados is the most expensive fruit you can find.
Marie Lindblom no one is, are they good quality at least?
South east asia ?
Blame liberal globalist vermin for that, I voted to leave the EU
The key lesson here is to go for local produce from your area or nearby regions. I am from India, and we have a rich variety of green vegetables, but somehow the urban rich wants to eat vegetables grown elsewhere like zucchini or kale because it is exotic. It's just crazy. Transporting everything, even food, from far away continents is adding to our global carbon footprint.
Yes I agree with you... if it is possible, we must try to eat form local production . But things are not black nor white... not "everyone" that buy "foreign" food for being "exquisit" or fool ... It is not just advertisement influence or trend as we watched on these video... also has to do that nowadays many people has "roots" from somewhere else. Korean living in Australia definetely will carve for kimchi, even napa cabagge is not grown locally over there (at least not as easily), or a Mexican in Arabia will carve for Habanero, Jalapeño, or Poblano peppers... It is reasonable to get some ingredients from outside (I grow my own veggies, and my ancestors are from far away, so "my cooking recipes" need certain things that even I try to grow mostly all but some are impossible... cause certain plants need specific conditions that I cannot provide...). Some cravings comes "from the taste" that you were taught since childhood are delicious or invites his/her memory to the served table.
All the foods from foreign countries have an option in india .Because indian soil is able to grow nearly all the foods or atleast some alternative food .
Some of us live in cold countries where you can barely grow anything. It's easy to have this opinion if you live in warm climate.
Sorry, but I don't want to live off of just onions and potatoes.
Nothing crazy about that.
I'm still laughing at the kale hype & it's funny to see you refer to it as exotic, although i guess for you it is. In my country it's been a staple food for ages. Just like potatoes, quinoa can be grown in Northwestern Europe. I've done it myself.
While i do think it's wise to & i do try to buy most of my food local, i think it's troubling to say to people that ALL of it should be. Otherwise many people would never eat a banana.
This documentary basically rips into large unsustainable mono-culture farming. Great!
But it skips over the largest unsustainable mono-culture farming on the planet & the biggest threat to our life as it is on earth.
*Factory farming.*
People might think they buy local meat from local animals, but those animals have been fed with grains & soy that's been grown in & is destroying the rain-forests of South America. Giving us a triple wammy; the transport around the world, the greenhouse gasses emitted by the cattle & the cutting down of the trees we so desperately need for our climate stability.
What people should do is eat lower on the food chain. Eat the peasant food of their country for most of their diet & supplement that with a bit of "exotic" food. Which can be kale for you & kurkuma for me.
sayan: Yes, I agree. Here in California, USA, we have shortages of water all the time. But our farmers are using a lot of water to grow bean sprouts, which are then shipped to China. When our water shortages get really bad, individuals and families have restrictions on how much water we can use. We are told to not water lawns, take shorter showers and to only flush are toilets when there is, um, brown stuff in them. But nobody is regulating agriculture, so they can grow water intensive crops, and then export them all, if that is the fastest way for them to make the most money.
As a home gardener the importance of soil health has always been a key to things growing strong and healthy.
People like to make healthy eating much more complicated than it is. It doesn't need to be glamorous, "super" or "exotic" to be healthy. Just go to your supermarket or farmer's market, load up on cheap veggies, and the kitchen essentials and you've already come much further than these rich instagram hipsters have.
Buy local, eat local and you will get even more variety than you could have imagined. The produce varies greatly from season to season which ensures a varied and balanced diet.
100%. couldn't have said it better myself.
Exactly, it's as simple as that.
Children in Yemen are literally eating their own hands because of failed European food policies.
Except it is not as simple as that. Some people can't go to grocery stores and they have to pay 3x the price for bad "cheap" veggies because they export the good ones overseas for people like you to say to just buy cheap veggies. Funny how humans will make everything worse for everyone else as long as "me and mine" are taken care of.
This includes "local farmers markets" because most of our farms are own by companies (some are foreign companies at that). And then you have companies like Monsanto that sue people for "their" plant making other babies in other farms (because pollen spreads through the wind). Forcing other farmers to destroy their crops so they can't be sold at a local farmers market.
@@pugdad2555 you sound bitter. Take a social media break and go meditate or something
@@pugdad2555 Yo man, I totally get what you're saying with 3rd world countries exporting their best produce for profit while neglecting the citizens - I think that's absolutely immoral. I was responding within the scope of this video, which is for most citizens in affluent countries. I didn't mean to be insensitive to those who suffer. Besides, veggies aren't that cheap here in the US: processed junk foods are.
The title is misleading. It should be like "Are super foods marketing and trends just hype?" Healthy eating doesn't mean eating unsustainable overpriced foods.
Right that seems to be the thrust of it. I'm not against these foods, they definently have a place but I am against growing foods in a poor way to meet an artificially created demand. Also following Micheal Pollan's sensible advice on eating. Less ingredients, simpler less processed food and nothing your grandmother couldn't pronounce. Also eating whole foods, whatever they may be, and never excess of what you need. And everything in moderation.
super food is a word for food with high vaule compare to normal one.. however.. it depend on how it was made since eating it raw had to be clean... or you will get very sick...
Local foods are superfoods
Exactly what I was thinking. Healthy or unhealthy, the problems in this documentary are ones that can happen to any food product. Misleading marketing, lack of education regarding nutrition, exploitation of farmers, soil depletion, etc. These are all valid issues in our supply chain for just about any agricultural product, and we need better regulation, laws and labeling to help improve conditions and environmental factors. This is not a reason to write off eating healthy. Unhealthy foods are no better in these areas.
I am also wary of the way this compares one food to another based on only 2 or so nutritional attributes. For example, chia vs flax. Both are great, but it makes it seem like chia is pointless. It completely overlooks the reasons one might use chia instead of flax, such as in chia pudding. Chia is softer, better for certain foods, whereas flax is more gritty. Why not have both as an option? They are both healthy. Or dry Goji berries vs raw blackcurrants. They only compares the calories and vitamin C content. Sure, blackcuurrants are higher in vitamin C, but goji berries are significantly higher in vitamin A, protein, some B vitamins, fiber and calcium. This comparison is just misleading. A variety of foods helps to cover your nutritional needs, not binging on one food because it has higher in one vitamin. Eat healthy foods, eat a variety, read your labels and learn about the foods you're eating.
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"Superfood craze started as it often the case, in USA" what an intro😂😂
Shots fired lmao
American: I'm in the process of buying up rattlesnake infested desert land. When snake-oil comes back in fashion, due to its high omega-3 fatty acid content, I'll be well positioned to be a rattlesnake farmer.
Ahahaha
Pretty sure America invented commercialism.
Rofl
Eating healthy isn't just a hype but "superfoods" is just a marketing gimmick .
Everyone just needs to eat a well balanced scientific diet, eat smaller portions, and keep off the sodas
also salads from readily available regular veggies like tomatoes, bell peppers, onions e.t.c. can make a hypersuperduper food(salad), that are actually tasty and much better in every aspect.
Hell, even getting a chain burger with salad and sparkling water instead of fries and coke will constitute a better meal.
I kinda agree with you and I also practices the same since the longest time. I eat healthy and balanced, and with joy, meaning I actually enjoy my food. That's most important.
There will be endless and baffling lists of healthy "nuts and vegies", like what some people are really into. But I just believe if I can enjoy seasonal items and eat them in a balanced way then I'm having healthy eating.
My sister was living very unhealthily on snacks, sweet junks, coffee, etc and suddenly turn a 180 and insists on microgreens and now acts like she's having the healthiest food habits. And I really think going to extremes from point A to point B is kind of useless. All vegies and fruits are healthy, not just some selected few, picked zealously. And eaten with a "holier than thou" attitudes. That would suffering be orthorexia, another form of eating disorder in which its suffering from another obsession (of eating clean).
Edit: I was also never into fancy health foods like those colorful granolas or fancy protein green smoothies, etc (which were discovered to be shockingly fattening in reality, up to 2000 calories++). And I find fad diets tiresome to follow.
But am always a fan of "foods that's from your granny's pantry", like in the olden days. One can never go wrong with that. And had been keeping trim and ageless with being simple as opposed of being trendy.
@@UserName-ii1ce vitamin supplements are unnecessary if you eat a well balanced scientific diet and get enough sun.
@@valorzinski7423 not completely unnecessary. the "ideal balanced" is the best, but not always readilly available a do include some planning. simple multivitamins like centrum do have overall benefit. single types are usually reserved for those lacking in specific type and are over kill for casual use
@@artyomloukashov636 sounds like marketing nonsense
Humans look at this the wrong way. Don’t focus on what to eat - the list is endless. Focus on eliminating foods that you should not be eating.
What a insight 👏
I like the way you think
No Sugar, vegetable oils & readymade meals, less bread & pasta, few serving of meat & poultry, etc..
CrusaderPRT that is what ignorant people say. I hate when people do stupid things yet have the authority to question criticism. If you are hurting yourself why should I tell you to keep doing you.
Yellow Penguin true but also be in the right proportion according to your need.
Sustainable food is important. Not much point in being healthy if we don't have a healthy planet to live on.
hehe true. but the capitalism culture is - let more people die, if i am higher up on the food chain i get more resources when they die.
and then elon musk will take us to mars (btw, he will have details about it much more than we do coz he did extensive research we don't know a thing about) and destroy that too. how stupid is that? we destroyed one planet, now instead of taking responsibility and trying to correct it we go and destroy another too. and people idolize him. FUCK!
we wont have to worry about that in two thousand years. we will be gone out of this planet and beyond.... so god help the universe. ....follow me?
Mono-crop agriculture is what is unsustainable. Regenerative Agriculture is the solution and the future.
We can have both
@@matthewp5472 Nailed it! And nobody has to eat less meat or (cringe) be Vegan, lol. Regen. ag. for the win and it involves livestock.
I love the Agronomist in this show. He talked to the locals using a Spanish dialect quite similar to that spoken by the Bolivian people. Loved his sense of humility.
Perhaps he has lived in the region for a long time, and learnt his Spanish from them?
What I find interesting is that I am Peruvian, and I grew up on quinoa. I personally don’t like how most ppl do quinoa, but that is mostly due to how Westerns prepare it, and try have a sorta elitism to it, when it’s a ‘new/trendy’ food.
The agronomist is just a colonizer. Forget the apparent humility. He would not be there if he had to report to or work under a tribal native.
@@tmajec this guy is protecting the land and helping sustainable cultivation so generations to come can live off it. I don't think you understand what the word colonization means
@@xLeBang that’s what you want to believe.
It’s crazy how close minded many consumers are about their food. For example, my mom has a permaculture farm in Florida and grows a lot of edible greens. Typical varieties of spinach can’t handle the heat so she grows Asian varieties that taste the same but have a different leaf shape. She had a tough time selling them at the farmers markets because people wanted regular spinach like they buy at the supermarket. It’s really sad.
Where people are wealthy,spoiled and entitled, this is what happens.
We have that kind of spinach too. We call it local spinach here in the Philippines which i just rescently discovered. And its okay too and cheap. ❤
is your mother a single mother? just asking because only a single mother or one married to a simp husband (your dad) would do something so stupid. Also spinach is not healthy
I pay more if it's different.
I was born, raised and currently living in Java Indonesia. Here we have lots of nutritious local food but some of them been falsely labelled by local. Sweet potatoes and cassava said to be the food for the poor, moringa been known to stripped some of the magic/supernatural ability for centuries, thorny spinach are mostly used as livestock food although they have a good amount of iron and taste good. Traditional herb and spices been left and people prefer instant seasoning which is so ironic in my opinion. I have parents aged over 60yo and always try to eat locally and healthy which doesn’t have to be expensive. I made jamu(traditional Javanese remedy) regularly to maintain our metabolism system which could boost our immune system. I’m not being against modern medicine but I prefer traditional remedy as far as I could as (if it done and consumed correctly) they won’t leave any side effects after long years of consumption.
Wow, I love what you said. Indonesia is so rich in good foods. How do you make the jamu? I plant my own turmeric. Just harvested a bunch. I'd like to make jamu. I only had it in Bali before.
I used to follow superfoods hype, but then I realized a lot of them gave me digestive problems. Quinoa had me bloated, avocado gave me diarrhea, chia seeds had me constipated. I still eat healthy, but I focus on listening to my body more. Always stayed healthy by just eating regular fruits, vegetables, drinking lots of water, and exercising!
Chia seeds absorb water, if the seeds haven't absorbed enough water before you consume them, they'll absorb the water in your body, thus makes your stool dry and make you constipated. Try to leave the chia seeds in water overnight and drink it the next day, I promise you it won't make you constipated.
Main thing is most everyone needs to drink more water. A gallon of water a day is important to stay healthy. Gives you lots of energy!!
@@debbimorgon2988 no thats too mich water
i understand ( me too two as well)
@@justinm16 not really. A gallon is about 3.7 litre. A person, who weights 157lbs, needs to drink 3.1 litre of water a day. If I have intense exercise for 30 minutes, I'd drink extra 700ml. Now imagine for a healthy, regular sized man who weights 170lbs with regular exercise, a gallon of water a day really isn't that much. The formula for how much water one needs is weight (lbs) × 0.67= oz of water needed.
But do not drink too much in one go, otherwise you get water intoxication.
This was a very interesting segment. I walk around the grocery store. It is interesting how just nuts (no salt or sugar added) are placed near the vegetables but the ones that are packaged as “healthy” is in the snack aisle. Which is what contains all the added sugars. I also find it interesting how the names of the companies are usually close to either yoga life style or hiking.
Separately, I remember going to Cusco and my tour guide also mentioned the problem with quinoa’s growing popularity. There are a lot of families who do not have a lot of money. It is a stable food but due to global popularity, suddenly their stable food is way more expensive now.
When the narrator mentioned about how the expansion of quinoa farming had destroyed the symbiotic relationship the llamas had with the environment (5:57)... the animals which locals use for dairy, meat, fibre, and manure... I couldn't help but chuckle. Quinoa is usually marketed as earth friendly, sustainable, environmentally friendly, etc.
Sugar actually isn't the problem. It's the quantity we eat. Most of our jobs today don't require a lot of physical work compared to half a century ago, as machines & equipment have made the tasks less physically demanding. More people drive around than 50-70 years ago. And our servings are larger than before.
I never made the connection about the mass marketed "healthy nuts" being in the one aisle and the other nuts being in produce. I noticed it but never thought about it!
I'm sure it depends on the store.
I hate quinoa, so you are safe from me.
@@jonathantan2469 the real superfood is the Llama. We should be eating that instead.
DW does some great informative Docs. As an Englishman I must admit their quality of information and professionalism is just as good, if not better at times than our own BBC.
Healthy eating is not just hype, but the marketing of certain foods and fads are.
The central issue isn’t if a food is superfood or not. The central issue is the evil trident behind 'modern' agriculture:
1- Monoculture
2- Chemical herbicides
3- Desertification
Land monopoly and transport of goods (for example chilean avocados going all the way to the US or californian lettuce going all the way to NY) are also big problems.
This is happening at a global scale, 20-40 years from now we will have a planetary disaster, hence the official start of the apocalypse foretold by religions: covid-19. The next 3-10 years will be disaster after disaster until humans across the world start changing their level of consciousness.
It isn't the planet that's on danger, it is US, humans that will have to decide if we want to be allowed on this planet or not.
Eating healthy has been a super hype lately
@@daniluchison That's why only allowing cattle to roam free will save earth.
@@daniluchison Well said 💯👏 ... As a new plant based diet lover my health and weight are dramatically improving ☯️🙏
Well said
So the premium we have been paying in the western countries are only chicken feed in Bolivia.
Pig feed can be super food too if your marketing is good.
The West taking adavantage of the poor as usual.
Of course. And, the "buyers" who exported the supply to the West or Europe, most likely told the growers that they couldn't pay more because it was only 3rd quality. Then they repackage it an d sell it as 1st Quality to stupid Westerners ,who they know will not go to Bolivia, to get the info they need to make an educated decision. So, the Capitalists cheat the people who work the land and they cheat the consumers on the back end too. Why does this sound so familiar?
How do you like Fosters Beer? It's Australian beer that the locals wouldn't drink. ;)
@@jonathantan2469 why the locals don't drink it?
we shouldn't have a trend of foods that are very concentrated in vitamins, we should have a trend of shaming modern agriculture for soil degradation and the lack of minerals and vitamins in cheap produce
I went vegan my first few months into community college and I really lucked out on my cafeteria. My first year was fantastic. I believe it was so good because there's a culinary degree on campus. The head chef was the best. He would see me and tell me every day what was or was not vegan even though admittedly every day I couldn't afford to buy my whole meal. Pack a lunch and sub with a little bit of soup or salad. I really admired him. He had a suggestion board. What he was really proud of and for good reason was working with very local farmers and cutting down food waste. He had pamphlets on how to cut down food waste and shop locally and seasonally. The next year he left the food was bad. It only go worse with time. I hope he is doing well all his food was nutritious, good for you, and sustainable and he thought about all the students
once you grow up you will realize the vegan is not sustainable for us or the planet, it is just a dream by people that know nothing about anything
A microbiology professor told our class that the closer the food has been grown the more bioavailable it is to the body because it has adapted to the same environment you are living in. If that's true, then surely we should be focusing on eating locally rather than shipping food overseas. It's the same as commuting to work many miles, when many people could work closer to home. We'd be better off being more organised.
I for one, must pass about 50 schools until I get to the one I work in. I believe in freedom of choice, but sure it would be better to not pollute our environment at the rate we are heading. Eventually the print on the labels will be so small and illegible in order to fit information such as 'distance travelled, and countries it travelled through' to justify the price tag. 😂
oldschoolwaverider Wise words. Thank you.
I return all the organic material that comes from my vegetables plants, flowers and trees. I grow food for my family, and all critters great and small. What grows out of the soil, is mainly returned to the same soil. Same concept, if you continually take what grows from the soil and never return what you removed from the soil you end up with a barren wasteland.
I like exotic food i can't eat the same thing over and over again
Instead of commuting to the school you could remotely control a drone with a large tablet screen of your face which you live streamed from your home or close to your home. Look up "telepresense".
guess all i can eat is potatoes lmao, no 4 real not everyone live in a climate that you can grown all things locally.
I just bought about 40 pounds of veggies from a local farm where i live and it cost me 16 dollars and it is SOOO delicious. Eat local. I live in Northern Ontario Canada where there is not a great growing season like closer to the equator. But it is still super cheap if you take the time in the growing season to go to a local farm. Check it out because they want to get rid of their produce because it only lasts a couple days for most veggies.
do you live in a 3rd world? 40lbs of veggies for 16 dollars isnt happening anywhere developed
I wish! If I had a car I'd drive up Northern ON every weekend. Urban farming is where I'm banking my hopes on.
@@lucygoogoo8876 I live in Italy (Rome) and yes we’re not a third world country. My local farmers have amazing prices! 1 kilos of carrots for 1,30€ 1 kilos of pumpkin for 1,50€ and it tastes amazing! They also have bigger offers such as 10kilos of tangerines for 8 euros
@@lucygoogoo8876 I live in Canada too (Manitoba, close to this guy). It isn’t weird to buy wholesale from farmers and pay less for bulk. Winnipeg has lots of local farmer’s markets where organic produce is cheaper than in stores. I’ve bought 10 pounds of carrots for literally $5 before.
Unfortunately we are not all close to farms. Wish I could do that but I have to pay others to bring the fresh produce to me.
I like the comparison when she says Quinoa doesn't have more protein than Millets but Quinoa is actually one of the few carb sources with a full Essentials Amino Acid which is the ones we need.
As an RND, what I noticed about people is that when we teach them to eat a balance meal with variety and eating in moderation they dont do it because they think it is too simple. They would prefer restrictive diets or superfood diets, because to most complicated means effective.
The best and the most simple effective piece of advice.
Everything should be taken in moderation.
Don’t overeat anything.
thats like saying buy one share in every stock and you'll be fine.
@trains and trams yes, it is.
@@omp365 is not though, is it?
@@beno8983 why? Frame it how you want, it’s the advice of a person or culture that doesn’t know the answer so the answer ‘well, do what you like but don’t do too much of anything’.
If that advice was applied to education, nobody would have any specialised knowledge and we’d all still be farmers.
that's like saying drink and smoke in moderation. If you truly want change, just quit consuming it. Our bodies are designed to fast.
I like when he says "These little ones here - they're nothing, that's chicken feed." and then laughs.
Aw at what time? Ahaha 😇
@@christianfiguroa7147 From 11:50 to 12:11
@@christianfiguroa7147 to be in 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🙏
Ahaha Aw Yea Thanks God Bless You That is hilarious 😂😇🤤😎😇
@@christianfiguroa7147 jjjjjjjjjhjjjhjhjhj
Amazing that German doctor traveling through south America interacting with all the locals and farmers and he doesn't even get a credit. Good job, DW...
One reason that quinoa became popular as a so-called superfood (maybe the main reason) is that it is a complete protein i.e. it provides all the essential amino acids that the body cannot produce itself (unlike most vegan food). This is important although not essential to vegans (since it is easy to get them all eating a mix of different proteins) and this is possibly one reason why it came to prominence in the West about the same time that veganism became more popular. This important characteristic of quinoa should have been mentioned when they were comparing quinoa to millet and coming up with an underwhelming assessment of quinoa. Interestingly soybeans (and therefore tofu) are another useful complete protein source but they have a much less glamorous image.
wish that it did, but you are misinformed, nothing other than red meat provides all essential amino acids
@@mcoates2106 no no, YOU do some research
@@jimbeaver27lmaoooo
Lmao the biggest growing vegan population is Africa lol
If a dietary solution isn't scalable (e.g. quinoa), it becomes an exclusively rich person diet and they'll rub their self righteous smugness in our faces with it.
Soy is scalable.
There are many edible weeds that would qualify as superfood. Amaranth, dandelion. lambsquarter, nettle, and purslane are just a few. Lambsquarter is more nutritious than spinach and purslane is loaded with omega 3. There are many wild plants and fungi that also quality as superfood, ike wild berries, hickory nuts, and various types of mushrooms.
Food not lawns!
peppa, why are you smoking wee?
Amaranth is no weed, it is also a staple food in several countries, just like wheat and rice. You must be very ignorant to compare it to dandelion which isn’t a staple crop nor widely grown for commercial use
@@kitcoffey7194 food for you is saturated fat and cholesterol, im pretty sure you have set yourself up for a heart attack!
@@GelloWello
Ask any farmer or gardener if amaranth isn't a weed when it's growing amongst their crops.
Amazingly articulated content and executed with perfection. Big kudos and we’re highly indebted for this kinda REAL documentary from your channel. Please do more and more videos concerning vital topics which concern the status quo. Just one word for your effort: SIMPLY ASTOUNDING. Love from India.
I am an Italian living in the Netherlands and I realized every food type I need is provided by a local farm here. It costs soooo much more than food in the supermarkets. I can afford it, but I find ridiculous that in the supermarkets you have foods from thousands km away that you don't really need at a reasonable price instead . I am in my 30s and I don't remember about avocadoes, quinoa, chia, goji, etc in my childhood... but when I go back to Italy now I see them as I see them here. I hope the fad is not picked up there.
The weirdest part of all this is that in Peru where avocados and quinoa are traditional staple foods are more expensive. And living in the USA, it was very interesting seeing non-Latinos learn about them
It’s all big western corporations that get into the market. Items that were local, to certain parts in the world, are now plantations for these corporations. Palm Oil, Cacao, Quinoa… the list is endless. Now, zoos I’m western nations will then steal local wildlife from those same countries under the guise of “rescuing them from deforestation” and make multi-millions from them.
"Maximum Yield" - it's those two words that have and will continue to destroy whole ecosystems. The remedy is to eat local. And, also, to stop being greedy.
exactly abusing the earth is not the way to go, soon there won't be none left for anyone.
I hope America is listening🙄🙄🙄
Smaller farms, traditional methods, no chemicals, more jobs.
@@isaacsande1504 Which part of America? Its the government and corporations pushing "Maximum Yield." Educated citizens prefer the return of local family-owned and family-operated farms. 🤗
Thank you for making this documentary. Your documentaries are wonderful. I hope that your messages (within it) are heard and changes are made. Time is of the essence.
Focusing on the nutritional value of foods is more important than always going for the trends. All the same, there are some very healthy foods you should integrate into your diet to keep your body functioning optimally and reduce disease risk.
Have a yard? Grow a garden. Don't have a garden? Google then shop at farmers markets. Packaged health food hurts someone. This is really sad but I'm glad I know now.
As a Bolivian should I say I'm proud about the quinua, the grandfather of my girlfriend is a farmer in Potosi-Bolivia and has earned a lot of money.
@immorton joe 400.000$ more or less so, that man have his own lands, and has bought a truck, houses here in Bolivia.
Manuel you have a very long name. sounds like you own a huge estate. Duque de Garisto y Zuna.
@@PHlophe lol, all bolivians/latinos have pretty long names, we usually have a first name, middle name, and then both out parent's last names.
@@alfonsodlt8850 It's cool to have both parents surnames, that's nice.
I am farmer from India and I start cultivating chia seeds and planning to cultivate quinoa this year.
Will our climate suit their production without being costly to you ?
All the best to you 😃
Bro , how is quinoa growing going on .Is it growing properly?
How did it go?
hope you have a successful harvest.
🌱
I usually adapt exotic food recipies and alter them to work with locally grown food. I barely use rice, quinoa or any other exotic grain. I tend to use wheat or oats (for food, which is boiled like rice), or potatoes and carrots etc. in stews. It's honestly a good practice. I try to get things that are local. I eat apples, pears, strawberries, blueberries, blackberry, raspberry instead of bananas, pineapple etc. And try to incorporate seasonality into my cooking. fresh sallads are a taste of summer, while stews, soups etc with potatoes, carrots and brocolli etc are a thing of winter. what I use mainly are exotic spices with long shelf life, with hopes that this will not cause too much demand or harm to the landscapes.
I actually wanted to start this chia seed diet since i am concerned about my health, but after i read your comment, it also does makes sense. I completely agree to consume local. Now i regret just how i did purchased exported lemons the other days…
Thats the reason you look so handsome
The thing is sometimes locally grown foods (not meat) because you can't legally butcher meat and sale them unless seafood here FDA regulations you can butcher and give the meat away but not sale them to interested people (go figure) same with chicken eggs and milk. Vegetables are alright but even if you have locally grown grains such as rice, oats not sure but corn while I believe is considered some form of grains is covered as a vegetable so locally can be sold.
Quinoa and chia are good food. They look like supefoods next to any box of sugar cereal. I eat quinoa, chia, oats, barley, millet, and a lot of homegrown vegetables and greens, with eggs, canned salmon, and occasional chicken or venison as an ingredient. I raise my own chickens for eggs and meat. Venison is a trade item where I live.
I love this channel most of all documentary channels because you translate. I can't see other channels writting and your channel I could just listen.
Superfoods are good for you. That is no question. But we cannot forget that these don't always have to be exotic to most people. There are many superfoods in every region of the world that are marketed less and are just as good. More thinking and less hype is needed.
Olaf Lyczba the concept of superfood is anti-science, and promoting superstitious. There’s no such thing is superfood in the eye of nutritionist.
You are 100% right.
It's just another social convention, it's a way of indicating that you understand trends and that you're a socially well adjusted person
@@rewer garlic is super food
Exactly.
Dr. Matthais Riedl’s honesty was the best
Really wonderful documentary discussing many things around mono crop dangers. Diversity in farming and living is very important for the globe. Thank you very much for a good enlightening video.
High quality work with actionable insights by DW. Well done.
Why Okinawa,japan hunza, Pakistan and some of remote Greek islanders has longivity because they not only consume local ingredients but also seasonal things
They dont eat anything produced in USA
@@eoeo92i2b2bx yeah, the super advanced nation of Japan is riddled with tapeworms
There are superfoods grown naturally all over the world. The problem is hyping up exotic foods instead of local superfoods.
We need a standard of sustainable farming. Perhaps label it on the packaging so that consumers will know which one to select.
The thing is ,local foods is underestimated , there are A LOT of healthy foods, actually most of the whole foods are healthy ! Minimally processed is the key
Fresh Fruit and veg isle
well actually Beans are the predictor of elderly longevity and a good boost of quality of life
@@govindersingh3058 Nah, animal products.
@@denmark672 Not really, lol, beans are antinutrient trash.
@@MrBilld75 having a balanced diet, that's all
People must understand that they know what kind of food is beneficial to their health or not. The main question is the habits of the mind that used to eat the same food since a long time. Food determines the quality of your brain & mind functions. We need first to understand the mind. And listen to our bodies and sensations. Then the food will follow.
Cannot do. Brain is fogged by sugar.
@Marina E Unfortunately in the near future you may not decide what to eat.
Yesss
Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables, you will get all varieties and in cheaper price, that too possibly organic..
What are the growing conditions of the chi and flax seed when grown organic as to not organic cos it looks to me like an under nutrients under nourished plant was shown it was missing a vital element in the soil that makes the plant stronger . I don't think it s cos of the organic aspect I don't know all the details
Most of those “superfoods” are very, very expensive, in large part because they are brought from so far away. Carrots, spinach, onions and peas are not that expensive and they still very good for you. I won’t buy expensive quinoa from the other side of the world very often, not when whole grain barley and oats are readily available and very nutritious.
I still enjoy occasional expensive “superfoods.” And we are fortunate in having our own productive blueberry bushes.
No, lol, spinach is not good for you, it is one of the highest oxalate foods around.
Unlike the west we were accustomed to eat "real food" since cradle in the sub continent, we were poor but ate better than kings.
Definitely eye-opening. Another marvellous job by DW team to provide us with a new precious insight. Vielen Dank 👍👍👍👍
Thank you DW - please keep focusing on this area as well.
18:22 I'd like to just clarify that it's recommendation of 25 grams of ADDED SUGAR per day, not counting the natural sugar in bananas, apples etc.
Another excellent piece! Thank you!
These documentaries are excellent, thank you!! x
Local fruit and veg and in-season is the only way. We have had a fad in Europe for Avocado Pears, that come from the west coast of U.S. and South American countries, for example. MOST fruit and veg we eat is either held in freezers creating tons of C02, or are transported 1,000s of miles on ship and plane, creating tons more C02. In the UK you should be eating pears and apples, not bananas and oranges (top 2 selling fruits in the UK!)!
But it all barely matters, as climate change will force much less food in more areas. In 2020, we have lost wine, fruit and vegetables in California, the SW U.S. generally and the Midwest, due to wild-fires and drought. This loss of food production in Africa is causing wars to start over resources. In just a decade, scientists have said food production will be 65% of what it is now. That's billions starving and WWII type food rationing elsewhere. Most people have no idea of changes coming to our lives in just 10-15 years!
the tragedy of the commons
There is a reason why we address most of the Populus as"common people". Living lives thinking about the future of everyone on planet is too farfetched and inconceivable than eating for the tastes of tongue and live a happy day of your own life.... When I or it this way people can agree and relate to latter being more better than former.
Ps: I have sakte thinking as you though
I absolutely love the positive impact on the people … secure the system properly give them the right knowledge and all is well
I also like the ingredients of the holistic thinking, including the fertile ground alternating plants and the llama
lovely to educate to keep it going for many generations, and we all live healthier-
that would be wonderful. I love quinoa personally in all its
three colors it’s delicious and it gives me strength.
This video shows people to different Seeds from different countries and also Show us thier nutriton. It is very helpful for the people who are interested in.
Simple don’t buy thing that come in packages ,
Good advice...eat fresh. shop small.
Well said.
So just fruits and vegetables? Grains and meat come in packages…
It's quite obvious nature has provided you all where you live. The climate, soil, water etc differ from place to place. It's beneficial to eat local produce as it will suit your body requirements. That's your staple diet. You can try outside food for a change but sometimes.
majeed, wallah, but they want to harvest everything from far away lands, not just oil but food.
In Russia we have our own superfood - buckwheat. Just wait till the world discovers it😄
Oh I love it , but the marketing makes the price go crazy , I live in Chile where buckwheat is 10 time more expansive than rice
let's keep kasha cheap please
Is it grechka? I live in Turkey and they have it too here, when I looked it up, most English articles refer it to 'Russian buckwheat'
@@ik8452 Yes, it's 'gretchka'! Russian type is much better and tastier, better quality! The grain is sold roasted, which brings out the flavor!
We gotta shift our mindset in consuming good local food instead of all these big chains of restaurants. There's so much to offer and all these superfoods have been in our ancestor's diet for centuries. They do good for your body and most of all, you are supporting local markets.
I love this channel. It has such interesting topics. It inspired me to start my own channel on social and political issues!
Looks interesting i subed
@Sully7002 Sully Thanks!
Me too. Looking forward to your content!
Just subscribed !!
Neatly put piece of information; eating what's produced closer to us is the best for everybody. Listening to its great musical selection out from the London Grammar discography was a nice surprise as well. 👌
Thanks for this informational ❤️❤️
Here in Israel when Chia first became popular as a SF it was sourced solely from Sth. America and we were paying about 120 Shekel a kilo.
Then Australia [Northern West Australia] came on the market 'big time' and now it costs about 20 or so Shekel.
Great documentary, DW always brings real issues to the forefront, very sad to hear the realities of super foods and what it does to ecological conditions and it’s effects on the people of the land and on the lamas - human beings atrocities and devastating the environment again in the name of superfoods
The only problem they refer to “humans” as a problem, when it should be corporations, political regulations and laws that actually prevent sustainability.
when i was a kid in California, avocado trees grew wildly and found frequently in suburban neighborhoods. Avocados were also considered fattening at some point.
Now its a health hyped price inflated "superfood."
Avocado cartels have begun springing up in Mexico. Its serious biz
Avocados don't grow in every part of California, Southern CA sure, Northern CA not so much. We Northerners have had Tech longer than avocado on a fish taco.
every dog will have his day. hahaha
avacados are a healthy fat kinda like the fats that you find in peanut butter and eggs. having fats as well as protein will make you full for a wile and is very healthy for you. Americans are fat because of sugar not fat
@@gamerjohn310 yeh things change remember when single egg everyday was said to be bad for the heart
gamer John americans are fat because of excess. Food is not a luxury here. Its literally everywhere you turn. And there are never ending commercials to remind you of that fact. Its simple. Calories in calories out.
I love DW docs!
I am from India, Even I tried expensive quinoa for a while, didn't like the taste. So, now i eat millets/rajgira like i should have in the first place.
You know, for an educated country like America, they sure get influenced easily with anything. And it impacts the world.
Many super foods of today were staple foods for other people in different regions of the world.
It is interesting we have the knowledge and wisdom as to what NEEDS to be done but lack of motivation or moral integrity to DO what needs to be done.
Eat Seasonal Orignal fruits & veggies which you can buy easily from your local stores. Don't eat out of seasonal fruits, Veggies, or which doesn't grow in your Country. And also try to avoid packaged or processed food.
Correct
This is the key! Now another issue to think through is arising. Foods formally grown elsewhere, like quinoa, have varietals developed to grow in our local areas. Are they harmful to the balance of soil and plants? Are they being overproduced? Sometimes, I find the research necessary to try and be conscientious in my purchasing and eating decisions most difficult.
Once a consumer starts reading ingredients, food values, amt of salt, sugar, saturated fats, etc. in prepackaged foods marketed for human consumption, it's possible to scan through entire aisles at a regular grocery store without finding a food product without unhealthy additives & preservatives, that haven't been modified, doused in weed killers. This clip has now also alerted me I need to become more aware of the ecological impact of raising the many crops human beings include in their diets.
'The nice thing about a bowl like this is that it's colorful. And it has vitamins and minerals.' Sold. Give me that $64 bowl of quinoa.
I know, right? Ridiculous 😂
Direct Fair Trade from small production farmers only and understanding that these foods are 'once in a while healthy food diversity choices.' Thank you for sharing this video. Documentaries like this should be shown in schools, libraries, etc.
Awesome info... much needed
Such a nice content!
as a chinese growing up in china,i can get super cheap but good goji berries. I didn't care if it's a super food or not, i just love it
DW keeps producing world changing documentaries, you take investigative journalism to a whole new level congrats !!!!
Thank you for the information
completely besides any point - those salads look beautiful & incredibly filling!
They do... But hearing how the ingredients are sourced puts me off a bit.
Walnuts > Chia seeds
Fresh berries > Dried Goji berries
Barely > Quinoa (at least in glycemic index)
The healthiest foods are often super cheap like apple, red cabbage, garlic, whole grains and legumes.
Lol, grains are not healthy and neither are legumes.
@@MrBilld75 For me, they are. Almost all of my blood biomarkers are in the optimal range. My Levine's phenotopic age is 13.5 years younger than my chronoligical age. What are your stats?
@@ok373737 I don't need to know any nonsense phenotype age, I'm talking about bioavailability of nutrients and antinutrients, like Lectins etc. in legumes. Grains are also antinutrient and proven to cause health problems. I think the other foods in your comment are o.k. however. Pretty low carb., healthy and not antinutrient.
@@MrBilld75 I measure directly the function of my body and I don't eat just legumes. I also eat meat, fish, chicken and eggs. But the quantitites may be important for health. You may eat "healthy" but have too high CRP or Glucose l, so you should test and adjust your diet accordingly.
@@ok373737 Well that's good. Animal products are fantastic.
Superfoods are foods that have a very high nutritional density. This means that they provide a substantial amount of nutrients and very few calories. They contain a high volume of minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. Antioxidants are natural molecules that occur in certain foods.👍
Low calorie diet is good for losing weight. But if you continuously consume less calories than required, you'll be in the ground before the year end.
@@jbird4478 Lol !
@@jbird4478 both👍
Feed the soil and then what grows from it feeds you. Soil is the most important medium in food nutrition.
Antioxidants in plants do not work as antioxidants in the human body. They are metabolised rapidly and eliminated through urine. The only "antioxidants" that you need your body can synthesise them from foods, such as eggs and meats.
Thank you so much for this!
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Very good information to know. What I'm also interested in is, when is the burden of responsibility going to be taken from the consumer and placed on the manufacturers and marketing hype men? Just like with our plastic problem, there's a limited amount of power the consumer has when companies are allowed to keep pumping out all this unsustainable stuff without hinderance. Stop making consumers feel guilty and get onto lobbying for manufacturers to have more rules to follow. Consumers are already recycling, turning off lights, not eating meat... what good are these massive global corporations doing?
You're right. Corporations need to be pressured A LOT more to stop exploiting farms + trends. But I do think that - while the average person has less power than companies, we should work together in bigger groups to protest these issues or support local stores. We can at least make a difference that way together.
Quinoa when compared to other grains is the only one that has complete proteins, which is really good for someone who follows a vegan diet! Therefore, you don't need to complete each meal with different grains.
That maybe true. But if you combine locally grown whole grain rice and wheat, you get the same benefits and even better, it's sustainable!
@@alchinov4695 I’ve never heard of buying local grown wheats and grains. Usually at local farmers markets the options are fruits and vegetables. Maybe eggs and some choices of meat.
C'mon. Instead of eating up the planet and importing food from across the world, what about combining several, sustainable plant protein sources to achieve the same results? Would be too complicated and require some research on your part? That is pretty much the minimum, if you are serious about going vegan.
Grow local, Eat local. Nature has blessed us with super food in every region. Lets explore that instead of exploiting far away lands.
interesting doc but the best part is 12:20 when that dog is stylishly tucked away on that bike
As consumers, we buy products from the market without thinking about its backstory and its nutritional value. We often look for the packing and fall for it. The video is very helpful for understand the production.
I’ve tried adding superfoods to my balanced diet. I found that beans trigger my gout. It’s a real shame . There so many beans out there and I can’t have any
Sugar and alcohol are the two biggest triggers for Gout.
Eat seasonal and fresh food ,get regular exercise , even a simple walk everyday will do. They can go a long way .
High IQ people don't like exercise
@@MargaritaMagdalena lmao
@@MargaritaMagdalena Says who? My IQ is 96-percentile compared to the population. I enjoy exercise.
ARMY 🤗
@@katel3962 if you preach ARMY, then your test result was clearly compromised.
Quinoa is not hard to grow. I can buy locally grown quinoa in Finland. Another brand at the store was quinoa grown in Spain, so not all of the imported quinoa is from South America.
It's eye-opening to see how the global demand for certain superfoods can disrupt local markets and inflate prices. I can relate to the frustration of having to pay more for lower-quality produce while watching these products being exported at lower prices. The lesson here is clear: supporting local and regional produce can not only benefit us but also reduce our carbon footprint. It's sad to hear that even when local alternatives are just as nutritious, some consumers still prefer imported options out of habit. It's crucial to listen to our bodies and choose foods that suit us personally. This documentary highlights the complexities of our food choices and their wider impact on the world.
A bike, a dog and a Quinoa farm in the highlands, so freaking cool bro, god damn.
I know she rocks, I just love the dog sitting still.😍😃
We need a revolution on how food is displayed in the supermarket. The nutritions side needs to be upfront. And the nutrition box needs to be way bigger.
No, we need less stupidity
A good and balanced diet is base in the need of individuals ,always choosing healthy foods to supplement . Quinoa and chia are part of my diet,I hope the farmers get the help they need they have it really hard depending upon weather that is unpredictable .
Pulses, whole grains, nuts, seeds and Quinoa are high in Phytates. Phytates bind with minerals in the body decreasing their absorption, minerals like iron, zinc, magnesium and calcium.
Always eat local,no sugar , less processed, local vegetables, local fruits..that is best for you..three time meals and exercises will solve 90 percent problems.
You forgot meat and animal products, the only real "superfoods".