In Asia, the consumption of western-styled fast foods is widely perceived as the cause of the rise in obesity and chronic disease. Twenty-five of the most popular local Asian foods were compared for energy, total fat, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol with twenty-nine western-styled fast foods. The comparative analysis showed no significant difference in energy (p = 0.150) and total fat (p = 0.346) between the two food categories. These findings suggest that many local Asian foods contribute as much energy and total fat in a single meal as western-styled fast foods. Local Asian foods had greater amounts of sodium (p < 0.001), saturated fat (p = 0.007), and cholesterol (p = 0.009) than western-styled fast foods. The persistent presumption that the consumption of western-styled fast foods is the cause of obesity in Asia needs to be challenged. This observation that local Asian foods are as energy dense as western-styled fast foods, will enable us to redress the necessary strategies to address the Asian diet-health debate.

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亚洲食品是否像西式快餐一样“肥腻”？

在亚洲，人们普遍认为食用西式快餐是肥胖症和慢性病上升的原因。将25种最受欢迎​​的亚洲本地食品与29种西式快餐进行了能量，总脂肪，饱和脂肪，钠和胆固醇的比较。对比分析表明，两种食物之间的能量（p = 0.150）和总脂肪（p = 0.346）没有显着差异。这些发现表明，许多亚洲本地食品在单餐中贡献的能量和总脂肪与西式快餐一样多。与西方风格的快餐食品相比，亚洲本地食物的钠（p <0.001），饱和脂肪（p = 0.007）和胆固醇（p = 0.009）含量更高。长期以来一直认为食用西式快餐是导致肥胖的原因。这项关于亚洲本地食品与西式快餐一样能量密集的观察，将使我们能够纠正解决亚洲饮食健康争论的必要策略。