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Chinese dieters are chewing on baby biscuits and TCM roots to lose weight—and the trend says something about modern diet culture

Chinese dieters are chewing on baby biscuits and TCM roots to lose weight—and the trend says something about modern diet culture
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CHINA: A new dieting trend is spreading among young people in China, and it has nothing to do with counting calories or cutting carbs. According to the South China Morning Post ( SCMP ), they are reaching for beef jerky, frozen buns, baby teething biscuits, and traditional Chinese medicine roots....

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