So just what is healthy about Chinese food? While it has a reputation for being greasy and fattening in the West, the orange chicken and “beef and broccoli in brown sauce” of Chinese take-away is definitely not part of a traditional Chinese diet. Instead, Chinese cuisine incorporates a more holistic approach that does away with counting calories and guilt for having ingested too many calories. One startling fact stood out in her talk–
the Chinese actually eat 30% more than Americans, yet remain 20% lighter–something that is supported in
The China Study.
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