Why can the Chinese eat a lot and not get fat?

為什么中國(guó)人吃很多卻不胖？

Riley Xiao, Investment Management
Updated Jun 19
Originally Answered: If the Chinese eat a lot, why don’t they get fat?
I actually wondered about this question myself yesterday and got the answer.
I was at a massage yesterday and my masseuse was a very beautiful and skinny Chinese girl. We started talking and I found out she is a mother of 2 at the age of 24 but she only weighs 104 lbs!

我昨天思考了這個(gè)問(wèn)題并得出了自己的答案。我昨天去按摩，按摩師是一個(gè)非常漂亮苗條的女孩。聊天中我發(fā)現(xiàn)她已經(jīng)是兩個(gè)孩子的母親，24歲，但是體重只有104磅！

Children of poor and middle class families today
Chinese children in the 90s
Chinese children today.

如今貧窮和中等階級(jí)孩子
90年代中國(guó)兒童
今天的中國(guó)兒童

Kazuki Sanada (真田 和樹(shù))
Jun 18 · 45 upvotes including Riley Xiao
Everybody in the US either drives a car or take a bus or the subway even if their destination is very very near. I have visited Austin, Texas many times in the past and everytime I mentioned to the locals that I walked half a mile or 1 mile to get where I want to be, they will always react with shock.

美國(guó)人不是自己開(kāi)車就是坐巴士地鐵，即使目的地很近。我去過(guò)得克薩斯州奧斯丁很多次，每次我對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)厝苏f(shuō)我要走半英里或者一英里到某地時(shí)，他們都感到震驚。

Kevin Van, BA Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine (2005)
Answered Jun 22
I can answer this question after losing weight and living in China for 12 years.
they don’t like sweets and cheese. I often enjoy an occasional ice cream, chocolate chip cookie, snickers bar, etc… when I share it with my Chinese friends, most say it’s too sweet or I can’t eat more than 2 slices of pizza!
Low caloric food. A sufficient portion of vegetables is always necessary with every meal. Burger and fries with a leaf of lettuce won’t cut it.
Workaholics and the need to walk hours everyday. Most Chinese don’t own a car (and even if they own a car), it takes them an average of 1 hour to walk to the store and back for groceries. Where Americans can park their car within 20 feet from Walmart’s sliding door.

在我減肥成功并且居住在中國(guó)12年后，我覺(jué)得自己可以回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題。他們不喜歡甜品和芝士。我偶爾會(huì)吃冰激凌，巧克力餅干和士力架等等。和我中國(guó)朋友分享時(shí)，大部分都說(shuō)太甜了。低熱量食物。中國(guó)人每一餐都會(huì)有足量的蔬菜。工作狂和每天走路。大部分中國(guó)人沒(méi)有車（即使他們有車），他們一般會(huì)走路去購(gòu)物，來(lái)回一個(gè)小時(shí)。