The latest world health crisis obesity in China. I know pot bellied
European men in the early nineteenth century were considered wealthy.
The best diet, exercise. I overstuffed on dumplings at Black Eyed Pea
recently and a couple of cups of puerh immediately eliminated the
greasy bloated feeling. Better than any OTC medicine. I'll let you
know if it is good for heartburn.

Jim

crymad > wrote in message >...
> magnulus wrote:
> >
> > Many people have connecetd Chinese/Asian food with rice, but actually rice
> > was often eaten in large amounts because of poverty, and because the people
> > did alot of manual labor and physical activity (thus they burned more
> > calories, especially glucose/carbs, right away).
>
> Is this Atkins historical revisionism? In fact, in Japan at least, rice
> was not a mark of poverty, but rather a measure of wealth. A medieval
> fief's worth was counted in volume of rice. Most Asians today continue
> to eat rice or noodles (or bread) at every meal. Their lower incidence
> of obesity, compared to us Americans, is probably attributed to how much
> they eat -- and what they don't eat.
>
> --crymad