Despite living conditions far more precarious than our own, the Chinese enjoy a life expectancy equivalent to that of Europeans. Research carried out by Oxford University clearly shows that their eating habits are the primary cause. This confirms the Hippocratic saying: "Let food be your first medicine!"

La Diététique du Tao reveals the principles of health that have proved themselves over centuries in the East. Realistically adapted to our modern world, they are simple and can be applied by anyone within their own culinary tradition. Far removed from trends that last no longer than the blink of a media cycle, these great rules of Chinese dietetics, drawn from a wisdom thousands of years old, will help you achieve better balance, greater energy, an ideal weight and prevention of the diseases of civilisation…

This book covers subjects as essential as: the ten rules of Chinese dietetics; the nine laws of "eating well"; how to choose your foods; preserving the vitality of foods; cutting and cooking foods; food quantities; obesity; excess cholesterol; children's nutrition. And many other concrete matters for managing your health day by day…