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More reading Balancing world diets
更多阅读 平衡世界饮食
How are Western and Asian diets different?
西方和亚洲的饮食有何不同？
Look at this article from a magazine about new trends to find out.
阅读这篇关于新潮流的杂志文章，从中寻找答案。
Today, in Western and Asian diets, weight problems, heart disease and many forms of cancer are becoming more common.
今天，西方和亚洲的饮食中，肥胖，心脏病和各种各样的癌症等问题变得越来越普遍了。
In Asia, such kinds of health problems are not as common as in Western countries.
亚洲的这类健康问题并不像西方国家那样普遍。
Asians appear to live longer as well.
亚洲人的寿命似乎也比西方人的长。
Their diets might account for these differences.
他们的饮食或许能解释这些差异。
Asian diets generally have less meat and fewer dairy products.
亚洲人的饮食通常肉类少，乳制品少。
Eggs and chicken are eaten only a few times a week.
鸡蛋和鸡肉每周只吃几次。
Sweet food is eaten only in moderation.
甜食仅被适量食用。
In contrast to Westerners, Asians eat much rice and noodles.
与西方人相反，亚洲人吃米饭和面条较多。
Leafy vegetables like cabbage are on the menu of most Asian meals.
卷心菜等绿叶蔬菜是大多数亚洲人都会食用的。
Fresh fruit is eaten many times a day.
新鲜水果每天都会吃很多次。
Soya products are often used in cooking.
大豆产品通常用于烹饪。
Eating such a variety of food helps Asian people stay healthy.
这种丰富的饮食有助于亚洲人保持健康。
The methods of preparing meals are also different.
亚洲人烹饪的方法也和西方人不同。
Vegetable oils are commonly used in Asian cooking.
植物油在亚洲式烹饪中很常用。
In comparison, butter is used more often in Western cooking.
相比之下，黄油更经常用于西式烹饪。
However, many fast-food restaurants and Western-style eating patterns have become more common in Asia.
然而，亚洲的快餐店和西餐也变得越来越普遍了。
This leaves fewer differences between Western and Asian diets.
这就减少了西方和亚洲饮食之间的差异。
Asians whose diets are like Westerners' experience more disease and weight problems.
饮食习惯偏向西方的亚洲人也经常出现疾病和肥胖问题。
Fortunately, many Asians who are aware of this development are paying closer attention to their diets than ever before.
幸运的是，许多意识到这种发展趋势的亚洲人已经比以往更关注他们的饮食了。
