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Then why are rural Chinese who live off of a rice and noodle based diet thin, while westerners who eat far more protein and fat are enormous? Measured against

by xiaoma 17y ago

Then why are rural Chinese who live off of a rice and noodle based diet thin, while westerners who eat far more protein and fat are enormous? Measured against GDP, countries in which rice-based diets are common (Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, etc...) have very thin, very long lived people compared with the protein crazed areas such as the US, UK, Australia, Canada. Honestly, the only place I hear this carbohydrate-bashing crap is in English language news from places filled with fat people.

pelle 17y ago
According to UCSF's Lustig from "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" video in Lionhearts post it's because they don't consume hardly any fructose. I do believe though that urban Chinese and Japanese are experiencing the same health issues we are here due to increased fructose consumption. Traditional Inuit diets consist of 0 carbohydrates and is very high in fat. They had very low levels of obesity, heart disease and diabetes being unknown.
- xiaoma 17y ago
  First of all, SE Asians have had access to a great deal of fruit for millenia, and rural Chinese are no exception. Secondly, Inuit are a very poor group to try to make your point with: "Inuit Greenlanders, who historically have had limited access to fruits and vegetables, have the worst longevity statistics in North America. Research from the past and present shows that they die on the average about 10 years younger and have a higher rate of cancer than the overall Canadian population" http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/diet-myths-do-primitive-peoples-really-live-longer.html http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/diet-myths-do-primitive... Edit: I don't doubt that highly processed foods that are full of fructose are dangerous. Of course eating a banana is different from getting the same amount of fructose by drinking soda.

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Then why are rural Chinese who live off of a rice and noodle based diet thin, while westerners who eat far more protein and fat are enormous? Measured against

by xiaoma 17y ago

pelle 17y ago
According to UCSF's Lustig from "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" video in Lionhearts post it's because they don't consume hardly any fructose. I do believe though that urban Chinese and Japanese are experiencing the same health issues we are here due to increased fructose consumption. Traditional Inuit diets consist of 0 carbohydrates and is very high in fat. They had very low levels of obesity, heart disease and diabetes being unknown.
- xiaoma 17y ago
  First of all, SE Asians have had access to a great deal of fruit for millenia, and rural Chinese are no exception. Secondly, Inuit are a very poor group to try to make your point with: "Inuit Greenlanders, who historically have had limited access to fruits and vegetables, have the worst longevity statistics in North America. Research from the past and present shows that they die on the average about 10 years younger and have a higher rate of cancer than the overall Canadian population" http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/diet-myths-do-primitive-peoples-really-live-longer.html http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/diet-myths-do-primitive... Edit: I don't doubt that highly processed foods that are full of fructose are dangerous. Of course eating a banana is different from getting the same amount of fructose by drinking soda.