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4 Sep, 2011

Despite obesity, Chinese turn out to be healthier – People’s Daily Online

BEIJING – Even as more and more of the Chinese population is becoming overweight and elderly, residents’ health has improved steadily since 2005, according to a recent report.

After studying the health of 231,925 adults for 19 months, the State General Administration of Sport announced the results of its third national physical condition survey on Friday.

According to the survey, nearly 33 percent of Chinese adults between the ages of 20 and 59 are overweight, a figure that has increased by 3 percent since 2005. And 40 percent of adults between the ages of 60 and 69 are obese, a figure that is up 4.2 percent from the same year.

via Despite obesity, Chinese turn out to be healthier – People’s Daily Online.