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In the past, people ate local food in season. Nowadays, people buy a variety of food from all over the world. Does it advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

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These days, a vast majority of
countries
 in the world
has
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 deeply engaged in the international
food
 trade. It is commonly seen that ordinary citizens
consuming
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 various
food
 imported from foreign
countries
. On
positive
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 side,
firstly
, in
grand
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 scheme, it is undeniable that varied
food
 from worldwide suppliers will reduce
the
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food
 insecurity
for
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 some
countries
, improving the well-being
for
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people
 living there. That means, there are some
countries
do
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 not have the natural resources base that
allow
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 them to supply all kinds of
food
 their
people
 need simply
because
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 the weather or less nutritious soil. For the
food
 that they need but cannot maintain self-sufficient, importing from other
countries
 is something that will immediately help to eliminate
such
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issue
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.
Then
, as for individuals, the global
food
 business will give them not only the
experiences
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 of tasty and exciting
,
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 but
also
 a wider spectrum of nutritious ingredients throughout the year.
For example
,
people
 in
Nordic
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the Nordic
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 area can purchase tropical fruits from
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a supermarket
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supermarket
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supermarkets
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 in the winter which provide them
amazing
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 juicy bites and abundant natural vitamins. On the downside, a major disadvantage of importing
food
 is its larger carbon footprint.
That is
 to say, it is more likely for these foods to be transported by ships, planes, and vehicles from a long-distant country to a supermarket shelf. Plus, some of them need to be restored in refrigerated chains, adding
huge
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 amount of fossil fuel usage. Simply put, it is not environmentally friendly, to a certain extent, to consume more
on
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the
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imported
food
 in comparison
of
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 local
food
.
In addition
, for consumers, there is
also
potential
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 risk in the chemicals widely used to delay and boost the ripeness of fruits and vegetables.
As a result
, it will inevitably harm the health of
people
 relying on imported
food
. Personally, I tend to think that
people
 must find the sweet point between their
dependance
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dependence
 on global and local supply. All in all,
this
 is not a
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 question.
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