Did you know?

That Chinese people actually eat more than Americans but stay slimmer
When Chinese people were compared to Americans:

“the average calorie intake, per kilogram of bodyweight, was thirty per cent higher…… Yet bodyweight was twenty per cent lower”*

And that is comparing the least average group of Chinese people (sedentary office workers) with average Americans (moderate exercise several times a week)

That an authentic Chinese meal is based on rice and vegetables
In 2001 the per capita consumption of vegetables in China was quoted as 311 kg, well above the world average of 105 kg and …………………..

Cultures whose diet primarily features plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes have been found to have increased longevity and reduced rates of the many cancers and chronic diseases so common in populations consuming the standard American diet.

That, while Chinese people enjoy meat, their main source of protein is soybeans, a complete protein source containing all of the eight essential amino acids and no less than six compounds believed to protect against cancer.