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A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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Re: A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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> He cannot speak Chinese. He adheres strictly to a lifelong low-sugar, low-cholesterol diet. I'm no expert on cholesterol, but does fried Chinese food not have the same cholesterol level as other fried food?

Chinese food can be verryyyy oily, but cantonese food tend to be healthier I find. It's possible that he sticks to vegetable dishes or steamed food.

Re: A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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> He cannot speak Chinese. He adheres strictly to a lifelong low-sugar, low-cholesterol diet. I'm no expert on cholesterol, but does fried Chinese food not have the same cholesterol level as other fried food?

Cholesterol is added via animal fat (e.g. frying in lard, tallow, or butter), not by the process of frying. Plants do not contain cholesterol.

Re: A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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> He cannot speak Chinese. He adheres strictly to a lifelong low-sugar, low-cholesterol diet. I'm no expert on cholesterol, but does fried Chinese food not have the same cholesterol level as other fried food?

Cholesterol is not really a diet ingredient, but a substance that is created and maintained by your body. It's vital to functions such as learning, memory, and repairing blood vessels. Almost all cells in your body can make cholesterol.

Eating foods with cholesterol does not directly correlate to your body's own level of cholesterol. If someone has high cholesterol, it's likely a symptom of a different problem.

Re: A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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> He cannot speak Chinese. He adheres strictly to a lifelong low-sugar, low-cholesterol diet. I'm no expert on cholesterol, but does fried Chinese food not have the same cholesterol level as other fried food?

I'd be much more worried about how well rice and "low-sugar" play together.

Re: A man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants

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That has an interesting trivia tidbit revealed about real estate in there - foreign investment in USA residential real estate has shifted from 10% Chinese to 30% Chinese in ten years.

Also, I feel something is missing from the story. Just as a statement of fact and not a criticism - his personal taste is pedestrian not adventurous - his favorite dishes are noodles without sauce and rice with soy sauce. I would have loved to have heard what his wife (if she is still around) thought about their shared hobby.

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