Chinese Are Eating More and More Meat, and Paying a Price
A woman enjoys a meat skewer while shoppers and visitors walk down one of the main retail streets in Shanghai this year.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergHi, it’s Karoline in Singapore. When I was growing up in China, having meat on the dinner table a few times a week was a sign of affluence. That’s changed dramatically — so much so that excess meat consumption is now causing health concerns. Before I explain...
It’s common knowledge that an increasing number of Chinese are consuming more protein as their wealth grows. But it was surprising news to me that today, the protein consumption of Chinese citizens — both plant and animal-based — is more, on average, than Americans’.