 China Scene: North
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-03 07:35 Vegetarian diet detrimental to virility Years after cutting out meat and animal fats from his diet, a middle-aged man from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, began experiencing erectile dysfunction. After observing the health problems caused by obesity that his contemporaries suffered, such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and diabetes, he decided to become a vegetarian in order to keep fit. A few years later, to his dismay, he lost his libido. Upon consulting the doctor he was told: "Animal fats are necessary for human beings to maintain nutritional balance." Dr Wang went on to say: "Sex hormones are affected by eating an exclusively vegetarian diet by virtue of the absence of animal fats necessary to stimulate them." (Heilongjiang Morning Post) Honest rag pickers return misplaced cash Wang, owner of a roadside shop in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, was lucky enough to get back every cent of the 5,000 yuan ($730) he had placed in the garbage sack that his wife unknowingly sold to garbage collectors. Wang's wife called in the husband and wife team of garbage collectors at their shop on Friday and sold them the bag containing the cash. Realizing his mistake the next day, Wang went to the couple in what he thought was the vain hope of retrieving his money. To his relief and surprise, the honest couple, obviously expecting him to contact them, immediately returned the cash to him. (Shenyang Evening News) (China Daily 07/03/2008 page5) |
