Obesity is not just a problem in the United States. China, with it's new found wealth and importation of western diet, is increasingly dealing with the problem of obesity.
Obesity of China's kids stuns officials
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
1/9/2007 9:15 AM ET
BEIJING — China is super-sizing its children as fast as its economy, prompting fears of an American-style obesity crisis here.
New figures from the Health Ministry show that urban Chinese boys age 6 are 2.5 inches taller and 6.6 pounds heavier on average than Chinese city boys 30 years ago.
China "has entered the era of obesity," says Ji Chengye, a leading child-health researcher. "The speed of growth is shocking."
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