BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): As the nation s economy and power continue to grow, Chinese people are getting taller, but they are also putting on weight at a worrisome rate, according to a report released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday (Dec 23).
More than half of Chinese people age 18 and above are obese or overweight owing to unhealthy diets and static lifestyles, according to the report, which surveyed the nutritional condition and chronic diseases of people in China from 2015 to 2019.
At the beginning of the century, less than one in three adult Chinese were considered obese or overweight, according to data from the commission.