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In many countries, people like to eat a wider variety of food than can be grown in their local area. As a result, much of the food people eat today has to come from other regions. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh disadvantages?

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There has been a discussion revolving around the issue of whether choosing
food
 from a wider variety than the local
area
 can provide has more positive than negative effects. Some
people
 say that there are more advantages than disadvantages in eating
food
 grown not only in the local
area
 but
also
 in other places,
while
 others disagree and support only
food
 grown in a specific
area
. In
this
 essay, I will explain why I believe
advantages
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the advantages
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 outweigh the disadvantages. First and foremost, eating different nutrition gives more vitamins that
people
 would not be able to get from only one specific region. Most
countries
 in the world can not grow a wide variety of
food
 because of the climate limits.
This
 meant that not every vitamin that mankind needs is provided.
This
 could lead to some health problems and cause sickness.
For example
, in Lithuania
food
 a lot of traditional
food
that is
 grown in
this
area
 is made using a lot of potatoes and oil.
This
 means that the
food
 is not very suitable for
people
’s bodies and can lead to some stomach issues but
people
 can choose
food
that is
 grown in different
countries
 that can produce fresh fruits and seafood which is much lighter than the traditional
food
 made in Lithuania.
Secondly
, buying and selling
food
 products to other
markets
 of the world helps
countries
 to increase their economy and warps up relationships between
countries
. Letting
people
 choose from a wider diversity of
food
 leads the country’s economy to grow.
For instance
, before the collapse of the Soviet Union until 1990, there were very limited
food
 sources. Only after the collapse of the Soviet Union, did Lithuania and other post-soviet
countries
 open their
markets
 to other regions and were able to increase their economy.
On the other hand
, opening
markets
 in other regions can bring more negative impacts for local farmers.
This
 can lead to the collapse of the
markets
 and it could put a high percentage of
people
 at risk because they would lose their jobs and would not be able to maintain their farms. Having considered both views, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In my opinion, it is better to have a wider variety of
food
 and maintain healthy b
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To enhance specificity, incorporate examples that are directly related to the central topic, such as mentioning actual food imports and exports, health data, or economic figures.

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