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Some Japanese macrobiotic theorists, including George Ohsawa, stress the fact that yin and yang are relative qualities that can only be determined in a comparison.

All food is considered to have both properties, with one dominating.

Foods with yang qualities are considered compact, dense, heavy, hot, whereas those with yin qualities are considered expansive, light, cold, and diffuse.

However, these terms are relative ; " yangness " or " yingness " is only discussed in relation to other foods.