Experts warn against rising obesity in Chinese children

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Experts warn against rising obesity in Chinese children

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Experts have called for increased awareness of and concern about the rising numbers of obese children in China, and highlighted balanced diet, rational nutrition and physical exercises to help control the weight of kids.

Official statistics show that 10 percent of the children in China suffer from obesity and the number is increasing by eight percent per year.

Some 14.8 percent of boys in primary schools in China are obese,and some 13.2 percent of them are overweight, with the proportions for girls standing at nine percent and 11 percent, respectively.

Some 13.2 percent of children in northeast China are obese, the largest proportion in the country, followed by 12.2 percent in east China and 10 percent in central and south China.

In big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, there is an average of one obese child in every five.

Taking less outdoor exercises and indulging in watching TV and playing games at home are the main reasons behind the child obesity, said experts.

Experts warned that obese children are vulnerable to weakened intellectuality, autistic personality, unhealthy sexual development, and high incidence of chronic diseases like arteriosclerosis, hepatocirrhosis, diabetes, and hypertension.

Source: Xinhua

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