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  • Archive for November 2nd, 2007

    Chinese women don’t get fat, but American women who eat (American) Chinese food do

    Friday, November 2nd, 2007

    I thought this piece from Calorie Labs had such a cute title that I am citing it, even though it is citing old news. Basically in March the Center for Science in the Public Interest released a study (their second) on American Chinese food and discovered it is bad for you. This always gets a […]

    There really are two menus in Chinese restaurants? Is this dog or “lamb”

    Friday, November 2nd, 2007

    The Moscow Times reports the police are investigating a Chinese restaurant for killing dogs and serving them. A Chinese restaurant in southwest Moscow is being investigated on suspicion of rounding up dogs on the street, killing them and passing their cooked meat off to customers as lamb, city police said Monday. Two residents went to […]