When we say Chinese food, we're not talking about the stuff your Chinese friend's mom used to make you for dinner. We're talking about the Chinese restaurants designed to appeal to the western palate. The ones that serve food you'd never actually find in China. Some items on these menus contain more than four times the sodium you're supposed to consume in one day. And we haven't even mentioned the monosodium glutamate (MSG) yet.
MSG is notorious for making food taste better when it naturally tastes quite mediocre. It also gives you that tired 'headache-y' feeling after you've stuffed yourself full of Chinese take-out. Basically, it's not good for you and you should try to avoid it! Instead of ordering in, why not make your own fresh Asian meals full of vegetables and healthy ingredients?