2011 Jan 05 City to Trim the Fat
Beijing’s health authorities, not content with banning smoking, are now attempting to change the city's eating habits, to the delight of local nutritionists.
According to The Global Times, Beijing's health authorities are hoping to coordinate their new plan with restaurants to encourage the promotion of healthier, less fatty meals. Official figures show that currently Beijingers eat almost twice the recommended daily intake of both fat and salt.
This new push for health-conscious menus is the result of an increasing preference from customers to insist on less fatty and greasy meals, opting instead for lighter fare. With so many Beijingers choosing to eat out every night, it appears that the city is gradually demonstrating awareness about the importance of diet regulation.
The first restaurants to collaborate with the health authorities, Jinxinglou and the Taoran Hotel cafeteria have reported that the changes in meal preparation which comply with the health drive has not affected business nor the overall quality of the dishes.
Over the next few months, more restaurants will be selected to participate in the new program.
With the health authorities enacting this program in conjunction with the imminent anti-smoking campaign, healthy times lay ahead in Beijing!
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shemmous
Re: City to Trim the Fat
Ah... finally.. as a nutritionist myself, I always have to ask the stuff to put less salt and less oil, even though I doubt how many would do that... But healthy's good. :\
豆子曰
Re: City to Trim the Fat
It's the end of an era! Wow. I wonder if this will be one of those elements that changes everything? Sure, quitting smoking will boost the city's life expectancy, but cutting out oil could have so many other results - contamination, oil recycling, that horrible smell on Guijie and people's digestion.... the options are endless! But seriously, I'm really hoping this will be something they embrace as a measure to save money! I'm a fan of fats, but would love to see better oils, or at least less of the toxic ones that make me itch, being used.
admin
Re: City to Trim the Fat
One can only hope. Laws and proclamations are one thing, enforcement is another.
Recall we live in a city that allegedly has automotive emissions requirements that are as stringent as those in Europe.
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