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?

These days, a vast majority of
countries
in the world
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deeply engaged in the international
food
trade. It is commonly seen that ordinary citizens
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various
food
imported from foreign
countries
. On
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side,
firstly
, in
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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
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people
living there. That means, there are some
countries
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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
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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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area can purchase tropical fruits from
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a supermarket
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supermarket
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in the winter which provide them
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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
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amount of fossil fuel usage. Simply put, it is not environmentally friendly, to a certain extent, to consume more
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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
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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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