The use of food to treat and prevent disease in chinese culture

Body Weight and Length of Residence in the US Among Chinese Americans

“…First, the traditional Chinese diet is high in fruits and vegetables and low in fats. Prior literature has shown that Chinese adults, after immigrating to the US, may have adopted Western-eating habits while maintaining their Chinese dietary habits [17]. Indeed, one study has shown that Chinese Americans have retained some core traditional foods such as grains, fruits, and vegetables, but have also incorporated some "typical" American foods such as dairy products [18].…”

Health and identity: the case of the Chinese community in England

“…Illness, on the other hand, is the symptomatic manifestation of energetic imbalance which, in turn, can be caused by internal factors (such as heredity, age, diet and emotional states) or by external factors (such as temperature, humidity, wind, the movement of celestial bodies and the will of ancestors). Keeping healthy, or restoring good health, involves first and foremost having a balanced diet which properly combines socalled "hot" and "cold" foods and the proper timing of meals (see also Anderson, 1987;Ho, 1985;Kleinman et al, 1975;Koo, 1984Koo, , 1987Manderson, 1987). But it also entails avoiding wet/dry or hot/cold climatic conditions, refraining from excessive emotions -be they joy or anger, sadness or fear --and maintaining good social relations.…”

Designing an instructor's manual for introducing cultural concepts in the medical school curriculum

“…Required readings: Koo (1984) and Freimer, Echenberg, and Kretchmer (1983) Food beliefs are probably the most important in any culture. They are certainly the first learned by children, regardless of whether they are breast-or bottle-fed.…”