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Data show that the Chinese middle class is eating a higher-fat, less-healthy diet — a trend reflected in the increases in heart disease and childhood obesity.
The shift from traditional cuisine to an increasingly Western diet is creating issues for nutrition researchers and countering other steps forward in public health.