The research, published Tuesday, found that while China’s rapid economic growth over the past two decades had been accompanied by a reduction in childhood growth stunting and thinness, the country has also seen a four-fold rise in the number of overweight and obese children.
One in five Chinese children is overweight or obese
Childhood obesity is on the rise around the world, and the World Health Organization has called it "one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century".
Fuente: Katie Hunt - CNN, 19 March 2019.
Fuente: Katie Hunt - CNN, 19 March 2019.