2006-08-13 20:49:46 · 14 answers · asked by Gahhhhhh 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
As others have said, it is Americanized Chinese fast food that is fattening, not the real typical Chinese person's diet. Beyond that, Americans are far more sedentary and lazy than many other cultures, and people in China tend to be far more physically active in their daily lives, even from just basic activities like walking, bicycling, or running errands, so they burn off far more calories than the typical American couch potato.
2006-08-13 21:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by raytrade 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
A traditional Chinese diet is NOT fattening. Americanized, restaurant-style Chinese food is - it contains much more meat and sauce and less steamed rice than a "real" Chinese meal.
Eating a staple diet - where the primary source of calories is fixed (rice, for "real" Chinese) also helps the body/mind regulate intake.
One of the reasons Americans and other affluent cultures gain weight is because there are so many choices and the food is different at each meal. That naturally makes one eat more.
2006-08-13 21:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by R 2 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Chinese Chinese food isn't the same as Chinese food for westerners.
Chinese people eat less than the humungous portions westerners do.
2006-08-13 22:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by UKJess 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Chinese food are not fattening. However, excessive eating will make anyone fat, no matter what type of food they eat, even chinese food. And by the way, there are fat chinese people.
2006-08-13 20:58:08 · answer #4 · answered by cyberngern 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because their food isn't fattening, it's only the kind of Chinese take-aways in the west which are fattening, their food is nothing like this.
2006-08-14 02:07:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
They dont regulary eat what they make in the restaurants. American chinese restaurants is not even real chinese food.
2006-08-14 01:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by KathyS 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Chinese people always drink tea after every meal. They say this dissolves the fattening oils they eat.
2006-08-13 20:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
correction. the chinese food in america is fattening. but the food they eat in china is not. they eat a lot of vegetables and rice which is really healthy and has damn near no fat, making them not fat.
2006-08-13 21:09:14 · answer #8 · answered by Kokoa 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋
genes
2006-08-13 20:54:43 · answer #9 · answered by Inquirer 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
i think it depends on genes and race.
2006-08-13 20:56:23 · answer #10 · answered by flori 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋