In these years, it is basically inevitable to open a Chinese restaurant abroad and make money at a loss.

If you want to make money, it's not impossible, but it's hard.

Of course, the third brother is now a big family, and he can afford to lose some money, and as long as he can hold on, he will be able to become bigger and stronger one day.

This is also the reason why large companies can succeed in everything they do, and small businesses are prone to failure. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of whether the capital is abundant or not, looking at the shared bicycles and Meituan in the previous life, the final result is not obvious? To put it bluntly, if you have money, you can hold on, you can continue to build a reputation, and finally usher in success. If you don't have enough money, you will collapse before you can make money.

But that's just one of the reasons.

Chinese food has not improved much in foreign countries over the years, on the one hand, it is a matter of taste, and on the other hand, the country's strength is not strong enough, so foreigners will not look at you squarely, including yours and the culture and food are the same.

Another very important reason is that the catering structure of Chinese food is not very healthy for foreigners.

Zhou Fangyuan read a report in his previous life, according to the statistics of "The Lancet", in 2017 alone, there were 3 million people who died because of a high-sodium diet, 3 million died because they ate too little grains, and 2 million died because they did not eat enough fruits, and nearly 20% of the world's deaths were caused by dietary problems, and in China, the proportion is even higher. This large-scale study, which spans nearly 30 years, is not only unprecedented, but also comes to many shocking conclusions, including: the mortality rate and disease incidence caused by the diet structure in China are much higher than those in the United States!

After all, in everyone's impression, the United States is a high-sugar and high-oil diet area where "everything can be fried", and Chinese food can be more unhealthy than them, what is the problem?

Many foreign researchers believe that Huaxia is the hardest hit area with wrong ideas about eating. Fuso, also in East Asia, has the lowest all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality and diabetes mortality caused by dietary structure.

The biggest killers are not sugar and fat.

This statistics give a completely different and subversive result from what many people think, the wrong dietary habits that cause tens of millions of deaths every year worldwide are not too much sugar and fat, but sodium, grains and fruits - the top three statistical tables of dietary problems that cause deaths are high in salt, low in grains and low in fruits.

And those red meats, processed meats, sugary drinks and even trans fats, which we are wary of on a daily basis, are at the bottom of the death contribution.

There are three main diseases caused by dietary problems: cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.

It is mainly these three diseases that eventually lead to the death of everyone because of the incorrect meal plan.

So according to the report, why is the mortality rate in China so high?

The Lancet counts the dietary status of different regions, among which East Asia can basically be regarded as China-based data because Japan and South Korea are separately included in the "high-income Asia-Pacific" sector.

The first is the hardest-hit area of death - excessive sodium.

In terms of daily fruit intake, data in East Asia remains weak, although the optimal recommended amount is not met in all regions of the world. High-income neighbors such as Japan and South Korea barely reached the passing mark.

Third, the amount of miscellaneous grains is also not up to par. Like fruits, the data shows that the intake of grains is also below the passing line. Similarly, the recommended optimal intake is not being met globally.

According to The Lancet, there are three ways to alleviate this situation.

First, reduce salt in food.

Most of the sodium intake in our diet comes from eating salt. Therefore, eating less salt, consciously avoiding salty foods, and cooking with less salt can greatly reduce sodium intake.

However, a survey of more than 28,000 people by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 72.7% of students eat processed foods at least once a week, and only 1% can distinguish which ones are high-salt foods. The root cause is related to the fact that Chinese people pursue "taste and texture" too much, ignoring health and nutrition.

In fact, it is not difficult to pay attention to this, first look at the sodium content before buying something. When buying food, you should get into the habit of looking at the nutrition facts on the product packaging. The sodium content of the food is indicated on the nutrition facts list, and a low sodium content means that the food contains less salt. Secondly, prepare a salt spoon at home, the salt spoon on the market, one spoon is 2 grams, and each person is 3 spoons of salt per day. According to the calculation of putting a spoonful of salt in one dish, for a family of three, if you cook three dishes per meal a day, you can calculate and control the amount of salt used in each dish. Each person should eat up to 1/3 of each dish to ensure that the salt intake does not exceed the standard.

At the same time, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings also contain salt or sodium, if you put it, you should reduce the amount of salt to avoid the salty superposition.

Of course, many spices are best replaced with natural ingredients if possible. When cooking, in addition to salt, you can also use shiitake mushrooms, coriander, sugar, vinegar, onions, etc. to enhance the flavor, and reduce the amount of salt as much as possible.

At the same time, low sodium salt can be selected.

Low-sodium salt appropriately reduces the sodium content in table salt and increases the potassium content, which is the preferred choice of the general healthy population. It is important to note that low sodium salt is not the same as low salt, and people with kidney disease should also be aware of the risk of high potassium.

In addition, eat less processed foods with high salt content, and cakes and pickled products are all salt-containing products. Children and the elderly pay special attention to salt, salt control from the doll, infant food, it is best not to put salt, so that the child will grow up to taste lighter; Due to the deterioration of taste buds sensitivity and heavier tastes, the elderly are prone to eat more salt, so family members should pay attention to persuasion.

The second way is to increase fruit intake.

The Lancet's recommended amount of fruit is about 250 grams per day. Adults should eat 200 to 400 grams of fruit every day. About an apple with an orange or banana a day, or 200 grams of grapes and a pear. Secondly, eat enough rainbow colors, and the more colors of fruits you eat every day, the richer the nutrients you will consume. Not only do you choose "heart experts" such as strawberries and tomatoes, orange-yellow oranges and lemons, but also purple and blue fruits such as grapes and blackberries. It is best to make two or more fruits per day, and you can change the type of fruit every week.

Finally, choose the right time to eat. Try to eat less fruits in the evening, and the eating time should be 1 to 3 hours after meals, not on an empty stomach. In addition, some special groups of people should be careful when consuming fruits. Diabetic patients prefer fruits with low sugar content such as watermelon, apple, and kiwifruit, and the recommended daily intake is 100 grams to 200 grams;

The third point is that grains replace white flour with polished rice. 125 grams of cereals a day may not seem like much, but it is surprising that all regions of the world are far behind. For Chinese people, replacing polished rice and white flour with grains in food should be close to this goal, and polished rice and white flour are not highly evaluated in terms of dietary health.

The "Dietary Guidelines for Residents" recommends a daily intake of 50 to 150 grams of whole grains and miscellaneous legumes, and 50 to 100 grams of potatoes, but the intake of coarse grains varies among people of different ages.

When the baby reaches the age of 6 months, the gastrointestinal tract and other digestive organs have been relatively well developed, and can digest a variety of foods other than breast milk. It is recommended to eat 1 to 2 times a week, and gradually transition to 3 to 4 times a week.

At about six years old, a child's first permanent tooth erupts, but his or her ability to chew is only 40% of that of an adult, and his ability to chew and digest is still limited. It is recommended that when preschool children add coarse grains, parents should make coarse grains carefully, grind coarse grains into flour, press them into puree, boil them into porridge or mix them with other foods to process them into delicious foods with renovations, such as grinding miscellaneous beans into flour and mixing them with wheat flour in a ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 to make flower rolls and multigrain packets, which can not only improve children's absorption of coarse grain nutrients, but also satisfy children's appetite. Although coarse grains are good, more is not better, and preschool children should control their daily intake within 35 grams.

Throughout childhood and adolescence, growth and development continues, many vital organs and tissues are actively developing, and the need for minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc is slightly higher than that of adults. Miscellaneous legumes and other grains are high in iron, and cereal germ and wheat bran are rich in zinc, which can easily lead to vitamin B1 deficiency if only processed grains. Therefore, the daily diet should be diverse, thick and thin. However, if you consume too much whole grains, dietary fiber can interfere with the body's absorption of certain nutrients; Phytic acid and calcium, iron, zinc and other chelates are synthesized into phytate, which cannot be used, so children should not eat more than 100 grams of coarse grains per day during their adolescence.

As the most precious period of life, young adults do not pay attention to their bodies, and various diseases will soon come to their door. Eating a healthy and balanced diet is one of the key ways to prevent various chronic diseases. Increasing the intake of whole grains may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer; The increase in dietary fiber has potential benefits for obesity prevention, among other things. Miscellaneous legumes are rich in potassium and dietary fiber, which is very helpful in the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, so it is necessary to eat more appropriately. Therefore, young adults should ensure a certain amount of coarse grain intake every day, preferably between 150 and 200 grams, and often change the diet.

When people reach middle age, some chronic diseases begin to appear, such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. Trivalent chromium complex, as a glucose tolerance factor, is beneficial to improve glucose tolerance. Vanadium can affect the secretion of insulin, promote the oxidation and transport of glucose in adipose tissue and the synthesis of liver glycogen, inhibit hepatic gluconeogenesis, and protect the function of pancreatic islets, all of which are found in whole grains. However, coarse grains are mostly medium-purine foods, and for patients with hyperuricemia or gout, the frequency of eating coarse grains should not exceed 3 times a week, and each time it should be controlled within 100 grams.

As for the elderly, it is best to eat about 150 grams of cereals a day, and whole grains are the mainstay. Considering the digestive decline in the elderly, whole grains can be ground into powder for consumption. The incidence of cardiovascular disease is higher in the elderly population, and it is recommended to consume more oats daily. Studies have shown that oats are rich in soluble dietary fiber, which has the best effect on lowering blood lipids. At the same time, potatoes have the effect of reducing the incidence of dry and hard stools and difficulty in defecation, so oats and potatoes are preferred by the elderly as their daily coarse grain intake.

Ahem...... Far from it.

What does it mean in a nutshell?

In the eyes of foreigners, the eating habits of Chinese people are very unhealthy, not only stereotypes, but even well-known medical journals such as "The Lancet" have named the Chinese diet as unhealthy.

Of course, you can say that this is a deliberate smear and suppression of China from the Western world. But in fact, less salt, less oil and less sugar is indeed a healthier lifestyle, we think that the eating habits of the United States are unhealthy, but as everyone knows, the real upper-class people in the United States rarely eat those junk foods. Only the poor people at the bottom of the country will eat fast food every day, fast food, itself is not a high-end existence, and people who eat fast food mainly fill their stomachs, so naturally there is no way to pursue health too much.

In fact, in the United States, middle-class families basically rarely eat fast food, of course, it is not completely absent, but it is just rarely eaten.

A normal diet, such as pan-fried steak and vegetable salad, is actually considered a healthier way to eat.

As for Chinese food, of course, there are also light foods and heavy foods, and the reason why the Chinese people's diet is not very healthy, to put it bluntly, is it not because the time for China's re-emergence is too short? The time for our re-emergence is too short, the people are not rich enough, and all aspects have not been improved, so it is inevitable that this situation will occur. In fact, before Zhou Fangyuan was reborn, there were already many people around him who began to strengthen their awareness of this aspect.

Take his family as an example, since about 10 years, his mother has begun to consciously control the amount of salt used in the family. At the beginning, of course, the family was not used to eating, especially when they went to their grandfather's house for dinner, Zhou Fangyuan couldn't accept his grandfather's cooking method of heavy salt and oil at all after getting used to his own taste. Later, the grandfather's house also changed, the second uncle's family, the third uncle's family, and the aunt's family all changed. By the time he was reborn, the homes of his relatives had basically become light tastes.

The report in The Lancet, although there is some truth, is also a bit biased, but in the final analysis, the popularity of Chinese food abroad is limited, and the fundamental reason is that the taste is different. Many dishes in Chinese food, even if the amount of oil and salt is reduced, the taste is still heavy for foreigners. And those foreigners are too proud, and the stereotypes are very deep, and they want to change? It's very simple, when the country is strong, this stereotype will be reversed little by little. Before that, if you wanted to open a Chinese restaurant abroad, you either had to go with the market, or you only did business with your compatriots, and there was basically no third way to choose.

That's why Zhou Fangyuan asked the third brother if he was ready to lose money and make money, this is not a joke.

At the very least, Zhou Fangyuan is not going to do any Chinese food abroad, and if he wants to do it, he will also make Western food and fast food, anyway, foreigners love this and want to make money to prepare for this. As for Chinese food, it's not that it has no future, it's just that it won't work at this juncture in 06, and if you really want to do it, it will take a few more years.