It’s well-known that food is one of the most important things for a Chinese. So a holiday like the Spring Festival means eating good food several times a day. A heavy breakfast with filled buns, a big lunch with meat, fish and vegetables, lots of snacks and fruit during day time, and then a big dinner followed by even more snacks. This is supposed to be healthy.

But is it really? The Shanghai Daily wrote today that Shanghai’s Liren Women’s Hospital’s out-patient department treated 30 percent more patients for intestinal problems this week than normal. Doctors said many patients suffered diseases due to an improper diet over the Spring Festival!