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Obesity in Hong Kong

Date Submitted: 04/26/2004 18:24:38
Length: 4 pages (1081 words)
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In the eighteenth century, foods that were taken by different classes varied from one another. The lower class's diet was mainly composed of grain, vegetables, and little meat. The diet of the wealthy was made up of meat, sweets, cheese, and alcohol. Because of the markets, merchants and minor bureaucrats had variety of meats, vegetables, bread, beans and fruits at their meals, giving them a more balanced diet. Nowadays even though we have a broader …

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…McGivering, Jill. "Health: Hong Kong fat fears." BBC News Online. 1 February 2004. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/350705.stm>. Chow, Chee-may. "Fat kids alarm sounding in H.K.". Japan Today. 1 February 2004. <www.japantoday.com/gidx/news41008.html>. Leung, Sophie S.F. "Clinical Nutrition in Hong Kong". Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1 February 2004. <http://www.monash.edu.au/APJCN/Vol2/Num4/24p151.htm>.

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