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Article: Switch From Plant-Based To Animal-Based Diet Is Detrimental To Asians.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- August 11, 2001
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2001 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
The long-term health benefits to Chinese and other Asian people who have traditionally existed on a primarily plant-based diet might be lost as more people in Asia switch to a Western-style diet that is rich in animal-based foods.
That conclusion is being drawn by some scientists after reviewing results from the latest survey of diets, lifestyles, and disease mortality among Chinese populations - this one comparing current dietary habits in Taiwan and mainland China - and measuring them against a time when fewer meat and dairy products were available in rural China.
Preliminary results of "China Study ...