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Anna Hu at the Ao Hua Farmers Market in Shanghai. After years of working long hours and eating only in restaurants, Hu has learned how to cook vegetables and eat more healthfully.
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There is an astounding array of vegetables at the Ao Hua Farmers Market in Shanghai — far more than previous generations of Chinese every had to choose from.
As people's incomes rise in a developing nation, so does the amount of food they eat. That's what has been happening in China for the past 30 years. But many people, especially in the the middle class, are discovering that you don't have to eat and eat just because there's plenty of food available.