Is Food Really Better in Europe?

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There’s a type of video young women like to post after returning home from a trip to Europe. They want to know why, when they’re in the U.S., eating wheat and dairy makes them bloated and tired, but in Europe, they can gorge on pasta loaded with cheese and feel “amazing” and even lose weight. “What is wrong with the...