{"id":18804,"date":"2020-07-25T09:37:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T06:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/?p=18804"},"modified":"2020-07-25T09:37:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T06:37:31","slug":"chinese-millennials-drink-milk-to-boost-immunity-amid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/en\/weben\/chinese-millennials-drink-milk-to-boost-immunity-amid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

One debate fueled by the coronavirus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee (porridge) for breakfast, or milk and toast.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a serious question in China, where the government is pushing people to drink milk to get more protein, a vital ingredient in building the body\u2019s immune system.<\/p>\n

Parents \u201cshould prepare enough milk and eggs every morning for your children \u2026 no congee should be allowed as breakfast,\u201d said Zhang Wenhong, a doctor at the infectious diseases department at Shanghai\u2019s Huashan Hospital and one of China\u2019s most outspoken critics of the nation\u2019s diet since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

Zhang\u2019s view has some serious backing. At this year\u2019s National People\u2019s Congress, China\u2019s annual meeting of parliament, a lawmaker suggested the government should make it a national strategy to encourage every person to drink at least 300 grams of milk a day.<\/p>\n

The comments triggered debates on social media about whether milk provides irreplaceable nutrition, whether China\u2019s traditional diet needs more animal protein, and how universal \u201clifelong milk drinking\u201d will affect food security and the environment. The sudden focus on improving immunity could have global repercussions, from dairy farms in Australia to deforestation in the Amazon, and hurt efforts to curb climate change.<\/p>\n

Because of its large population, China is already second to the U.S. in dairy sales and is forecast to take the top spot by 2022. It\u2019s also the third-largest producer of cow\u2019s milk. Yet it has a lot of room to grow.<\/p>\n

Annual per capita consumption has risen to about 34 liters, according to China\u2019s State Administration for Market Regulation \u2014 that\u2019s still a fraction of the 100 liters the average Australian consumes.<\/p>\n

Programs to promote dairy \u201cwill largely counteract the endeavors by China\u2019s government, people and those in other industries to reduce our overall carbon footprint,\u201d said Jian Yi, founder of the Good Food Fund, which promotes sustainable food systems in China. They could have a \u201ccatastrophic\u201d effect on the environment, he said.<\/p>\n

Source: Japan Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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