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November 15, 2004

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Food and balance

I have previously discussed the two China's: the rich coast and the poor inland. An example of the differences between the two are neatly outlined in the nutritional imbalances faced by Chinese people. On one hand there are those getting rich and fat on the coast, enjoying fast food and Western diets and resulting in a boom for the weight-loss industry. On the flip side the vast rural poor still battle malnutrition, including iodine deficiency (720 million affected), lack of iron and vitamins.

So on one hand Chinese people are getting too fat, and on the other too thin. McDonalds need to start sending Big Macs into the interior.

 posted by Simon on 11.15.04 at 10:16 AM in the




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