While a majority of people are aware of the importance of fruits and vegetables in a balanced diet, they might not be aware of exactly why they're important. Fruits are full of natural sugars, which allows people to assume that fruits are fattening and not as necessary as vegetables. The truth is though that fruits help people prevent diseases, control their weight, and improve their cholesterol.
Chinese diet has long been associated culturally with rice. However, in the recent years, corn has taken over the rice as the crown crop in China. The reason is that Chinese make ample use of corn for growing livestock. In fact, corn production has taken a jump of about 125 percent in the past 25 years as pr the records of the World Bank.
