Getting the most out of salad days

Often it is oil that will determine whether a diet plan succeeds or not, expert says

There is no rule saying that to lose weight you have to restrict yourself to salad, says Fan Zhihong, a registered dietitian, a member of the board of directors of the Chinese Nutrition Society and an associate professor of nutrition and food safety at the China Agricultural University in Beijing.

"There is no need to eat only boiled chicken and vegetables. That's the kind of thing that books on losing weight translated from English often espouse, and Chinese coaches and catering operators toe that line."