CHINA
A diet comprising a bowl of rice and vegetables may seem rather stern compared to the relatively rich daily fare of today, but it was heart-friendly, claim doctors. With the rising living standards, a significant percentage of the China's formidable populace is switching to meat. Pork with eggs has attained cult popularity, and pork fat is used to make a tasty sauce. While these meat-and-oil-rich delicacies may satisfy the Chinese taste buds, they are what health experts call "heart attacks on a plate'.
Fifteen million people
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