The only fats in either diet that would be contributing to the obesity issue would be from processed/fast foods transplanted from their western counterparts.

Yeah, that's pretty much as I thought.

Not from eating beef

I know. Doesn't it make you incredibly sad?

Indian food is served with rice and naan bread as BASES.

Ethopian food uses fermented carby bread/pancake in one makes a pocket to pinch the meat/vegetable dish from a common serving bowl. The process results in the bread/pancake/carb being present in a larger percentage than the actual meat.

Very interesting Kat!

I partially agree with you that both cuisines emphasize legumes and breads . But they are also extremely high in fats .

Could you eat the fatty food without the " carbs " and lose ? I'm actually VERY curious . Maybe a few members actually from India and or Ethiopia would be kind enough to post about their own personal experimentation with diet and the results ?

The bulk of my pre-op weight loss happened on a very low carb to zero carb diet.

Fat doesn't cause you to gain weight. Almost always it's high carbohydrate intake paired with high insulin resistance, and fueled by disordered eating.

Which satisfies me more and for a longer period of time? 4 oz of hamburger steak OR a bag of cheetos?

Hmmmm

Donna are you a therapist?

I am. I am a generalist, though I do treat more eating disorders and bariatric patients than the average clinician due to my (obvious) bias.