Wok Carefully: CSPI Takes a (Second) Look at Chinese Restaurant Food
Source: Center for Science in the Public Interest

Popular Chinese restaurant meals can contain an entire day’s worth of sodium and some contain two days’ worth, according to a new analysis by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest. The good news is that Chinese food is often rich in vegetables and the fat comes mostly from heart-safe, trans-fat-free vegetable oils. More good news is that Chinese food hasn’t gotten worse since CSPI first looked—which is something that certainly can not be said about typical American-style restaurant food.

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