Blog POLS 365- Obesity

When comparing the food in the U.S. versus the food in China, there is no comparison. The U.S. consists of deep fried balls of carbohydrates sprinkled with sugar. Chinese food is filled with color, vegetables, and proteins. No wonder the U.S. is one of the most obese nations in the world! We teach our children to eat french fries as opposed to broccoli and carrots. Chinese food has more vegetables, less oils, less fat, and perhaps it is less safe. You must be careful when eating in China, BUT overall, it is much more healthly. It seems rare to find to an overweight Chinese person, where the average American is overweight. That is just plain sad! Protein, veggies, few fats, fruits, rice, grains, these are the things we preach in every nutrition class, yet we see them modeled by the Chinese and not the Americans. How about that?