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The British eat more processed food than any other country in Europe & are also one of the most obese nations in Europe, thats probably not a coincidence Im guessing. https://twitter.com/page_eco/status/1266733902367875073
Malta stands out from the rest of Southern Europe in this respect. Thats probably because its the country in Southern Europe most heavily influenced by the British Im guessing. They love a Cornish pasty & some HP sauce do the Maltese.
The Maltese nearly joined the UK in 1956 funnily enough. Well, they had a referendum on the issue and voted in favour & then, like idiots, we never fully integrated them! Why, I dont know. I love Malta & the Maltese personally speaking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Maltese_United_Kingdom_integration_referendum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Maltese_United_Kingdom_integration_referendum
cuisine is odd combo of 
- HP sauce, Cornish pasties & other typically food items - 
- lots of pasta dishes - & native dishes - rabbit is a national dish for instance. Anyway, Im thinking its the influence that contributes to the obesity probhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10110422/britain-obesity-epidemic-europe-death/
Here is a link to the study from which the graphic in the original tweet in this thread is taken if you are interested. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/household-availability-of-ultraprocessed-foods-and-obesity-in-nineteen-european-countries/D63EF7095E8EFE72BD825AFC2F331149
