Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In this episode, I analyze 12 figures to show that the Chinese obesity epidemic is largely attributable to increases in dietary fat, specifically from pork. I follow this up by commenting on the work of Barry Popkin, suggesting that the Chinese dietary changes are part of a broader, nearly universal trend known as the nutrition transition.

Sources:
fao.org/faostat/en
jstor.org/stable/2938388

PMID: 28802307, 27295015, 24341757

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