China weight problems on the rise

Aug 21, 2006, 18:08 GMT

BEIJING, China (UPI) -- A Chinese study has found that the nation`s overweight and obese populations are growing, with 1-in-5 adults in China being reported as overweight.

The study also found that the number of overweight children is 28 times larger than when the study began five years ago and the number of obese children grew by four times in the same period, CBS News reported Monday.

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