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5 Bizarre Chinese Weight Loss Methods

5 Bizarre Chinese Weight Loss Methods

May 17, 2012By Andrea Scarlatelli, eChinacities.com

In case you have not figured this out yet, you’re new to China, or perhaps you have simply been living under a rock your entire life, I’ll let you in on a little secret: Chinese people love thinness. I mean, reeeeally love thinness. I mean, if they could atrophy their muscles completely and just have skin touching bone, chances are you would have a country full of thin people with zero use of their limbs. Read more>>

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