China fattens

China's obesity rate doubles in 10 years to 60 million people

China's first comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases found that 7.1 percent of Chinese adults were obese and 22.8 percent were overweight, Wang Longde, China's vice minister of health told a news conference.

An estimated 200 million of China's population of around 1.3 billion were overweight, Wang said...

Having themselves suffered from inadequate food in their youth, grandparents and parents often stuff young children with excessive amounts of food.

Less physical activity -- with fewer Chinese having to do physical labor for a living and many now driving cars instead of cycling or walking -- has also contributed to problems of overweight, obesity, diabetes and abnormal blood lipid levels, the study found.