I don't doubt what you say about your colleagues. But it is also true that historically the vast majority of Chinese people couldn't afford meat as a daily diet. They didn't get their calories from meat (too expensive) or vegetables (not many calories). Rather, they got the calories either from white rice or, in the north, white flour.
On Sep 1, 2011, at 9:00 PM, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Patrick.....yea I work with about thirty Vietnamese/Chinese and I > see what they eat everyday. Mostly meat or seafood/shellfish and or > eggs plus some kind of weird vegetabley soup like stuff they dribble > over a tiny ice cream scoop size ball of rice. Most rarely (if ever) > eat sugar in the form of cookies, candy, soda or cake etc. They seem > to shun most American foods including fast food.....at least the ones > who arrived here more recently. They often make a big deal ( some > religious thing) of cooking a whole pig underground and rarely throw > any of it away. At larger gatherings they eat more fresh vegetables > and fruits and the meals are more elaborate with roast duck or shark > fin soup being popular. Sometimes they have the Pho soup with the > rice noodles but most focus on the meat and often leave the broth. > They drink quite a bit of green tea but smoke like freight trains. > During celebrations they drink large amounts of beer and shots of > cognac and never seem to get fat.....when I joined them at the casino > weekly over several months, I gained 20 pounds shooting up to 282 at > my fattest. There is something to be said for genetics. > > On Aug 31, 4:51 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> What do all those Chinese, South Indians, Filipinos and Japanese >> (among others) have to say about the last part of this sentence? >> >> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 5:45 PM, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> what I get from reading Taubes/Marks Daily Apple/ Paleo etc. >> >>> is to eat high protein, good fats, fresh vegetables (the leafy green >>> kind) berries,certain nuts, and some fruits >> >> **and avoid all starchy carbohydrates bread, potatoes, corn, rice, >> sugar..... basically eat a healthy diet.** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
