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Our Chinese cuisine is broad and profound, but now this eating habit has received a lot of attention and criticism in the world. In particular, The Lancet recently reported on our country's high-carb, high-glycemic diet, which has made us the country with the largest number of diabetics in the world, and the highest glycemic index. Today I'm going to talk about this topic and see why this is happening, what the impact is, and how to improve it.
The history and current situation of China's eating habits
What we eat is influenced by traditional Chinese culture, and the staple food on the table is as important as the protagonist, such as rice and noodles. This habit can be traced back to ancient times, when productivity was not high and everyone relied on grains for food. Slowly, this has become a cultural inheritance, so many Chinese still can't eat without staple foods at home.
But now we don't eat the same way we used to! Living conditions are better, eating more, and nutrition has become more exquisite. But the old rules have not changed, too many carbohydrates, too little protein and fat, which makes it easy to get sick, such as diabetes, heart disease or something.
Association of high-carb diets with health problems
Eating too much carbohydrate-rich stuff (especially those that tend to spike blood sugar) can tire the pancreas over time and increase the chance of diabetes. There are now 140 million people in China who have the disease, which is the largest number in the world. Moreover, eating too many carbohydrates may also lead to a lack of nutrients in the body, leading to problems such as osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.
We Chinese eat, carbohydrates account for a particularly large proportion, especially in rural areas, farmers eat what they grow. But although there is a lot of food in the city, they are too busy to cook, and everyone likes to buy the kind of processed food and fast food that can be prepared quickly. Unfortunately, those foods are usually high in sugar, heavy in salt, and not very nutritious, which is not good for the body.
Misleading social attitudes and diets
We often say that you have to eat in a balanced way, and carbohydrates are part of that. So, if you eat enough, you can be considered a good body? Don't say it's true! Because of this misunderstanding, many people still refuse to eat less sugar, even if they come to the door with high blood pressure and diabetes.
Moreover, our supermarkets and vegetable markets in China sell too much processed food and fast food, but not many fresh vegetables and meat. This shows that now everyone wants to buy good things, but the supply can't keep up! When you buy something, you may only look at the price, taste and convenience, but you don't notice whether the food you eat is really nutritious and good for your body.
Changes and challenges in food culture
To solve the problems in China's eating habits, we must start from several aspects, such as culture, education and market. The first step is to strengthen the learning of nutritional knowledge, figure out what things should be eaten and how to mix them reasonably. Second, the government and relevant departments need to support the production and sale of healthy food, so that everyone can buy and afford it.
Also, the media and doctors told us it was great. We can learn how to eat healthier by watching TV, surfing the Internet, and attending community events, preventing people from sticking to old habits and promoting better eating.
Conclusion and reflections
China's eating habits are in big trouble, not only in terms of health, but also about how to adapt to the current lifestyle. It's not so easy to change the way we have eaten for a long time, but we have to make changes for the sake of our own health and the future of others.
Everyone is a participant in the change of eating habits, and you have to ask the big guys if they really want to change? Are you willing to give up those traditional ways of eating for the sake of health? We'll have to figure it out for ourselves.
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