Chinese people fitter, but youth getting fatter
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Chinese people are slightly fitter than   they were five years ago, but the nation's youth are also   noticeably fatter and their eyesight is deteriorating, Chinese   officials said on Monday.
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People gather at the gate of No2 Senior Middle School in Ruzhou, near Pingdingshan, in China&#39;s central Henan province. Photograph: Xinhua/Zhu/Reuters.
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China's cuisine is being altered by the growing ppularity of fast food, with Chinese now more likely than Americans to eat takeout meals.
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Dance classes soon will be mandatory for Chinese elementary and secondary students because of worries about increased obesity, state media reported Tuesday.
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Aside from living in the nation's capitol, Washington, D.C., kids have another dubious distinction: They are the fattest children in the country, according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health.
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BEIJING  - The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million people in the 10 years to 2002 with diseases related to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle also on the rise, the government said.
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A new generation of affluent parents in China are trying to cement their childrenÂs place in a fast-emerging elite.
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People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of east Asia, doctors found in a one-day global snapshot of obesity.
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NEW YORK  - Young adults who were born at a  very low weight may have a higher-than-average rate of some  psychological problems, a new study suggests.
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Parents are often unaware that their children are overweight or obese, according to a study.
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America&#39;s children are getting fatter and need help from parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry to get back in shape, a panel of experts said Thursday.
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For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.
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In a country that has long prided itself on homogeneity, it's becoming cool for youth to embrace the growing number of foreigners in their midst.
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The nation's schools, under fire for unhealthy school lunches, well-stocked vending machines and phys ed cuts, may actually do a better job than parents in keeping children fit and trim. A study found that 5- and 6-year-olds gained more weight over the summer than during the school year, casting doubt on the assumption that kids are more active during summer vacation.
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China&#39;s rising incomes are expanding its waistlines, the health ministry has found: 200 million citizens are now judged overweight.
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Nearly 200 million Chinese are overweight, the Health Ministry said Tuesday in a report that reflected the swelling waistlines that have accompanied rising incomes.
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On the whole, cycling is a lot more forgiving of body type and age than running is.