Characteristics of Traditional Diet in China

China's traditional diet is characterized by carbohydrate, while protein, especially high-quality animals, has less protein, higher salt and less potassium, calcium, magnesium and cellulose. Because we don't eat a single nutrient, but a food rich in many nutrients, the influence of the whole diet type on blood pressure is a complicated problem. In China, plant food is the main food, and the traditional diet is low in fat and high in fiber, which is beneficial to prevent hypertension. But its low animal food, low fruit, vegetables and milk, high sodium, low potassium, low calcium and low animal protein (high quality protein) are important factors of hypertension.