Expert Chimes In After Woman Claims Her Before-And-After Pics Of Trip To France “Prove” The US Diet Keeps People “Chronically Inflamed”

Maddy Renne says she can eat bread, pasta, and gelato in Europe without the bloating she experiences back home in the U.S., and her before-and-after videos have left thousands wondering why.

The travel and wellness influencer believes the answer may be hiding in the food itself, arguing that the American diet leaves her “inflamed,” while European food makes her feel like her body is “finally functioning” as it should.

But experts told Bored Panda that the difference may have less to do with European ingredients than Maddy realizes, and that her dramatic transformation is more complicated than a simple “U.S. vs. Europe” food divide.