Just as the U.S. is battling diet-related diseases, obesity and climate change, so, too, is China.
And among the proposed strategies to combat these problems is this: Eat less meat.
The recently released Chinese Dietary Guidelines nudge Chinese consumers to cut back on meat. The recommendation sets a new lower target of daily consumption. The guidelines come at a time when China's rate of obesity and diet-related diseases are on the rise. The WHO says China is seeing an explosive growth in diabetes, and a paper published in The Lancet found 28 percent of men and 27 percent of women in China are overweight or obese.
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