Obesity rate doubles in China in 10 yrs
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The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million in the 10 years to 2002 with diseases related to an unhealthy diet and lifestyle also on the rise.
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One out of every five children in a Chinese town is overweight, and everyone is blaming the TV. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk of obesity increases by one to two percent, according
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Evolution and the environment, not just   gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an   estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number   of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on   Monday.
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The use of surgery to treat obesity has increased greatly among U.S. adolescents in recent years, with the number of operations tripling from 2000 to 2003, according to a study published on Monday.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adult obesity rates increased in 31 states during the past year, leaving an estimated two-thirds of Americans vulnerable to fatal diseases such as diabetes, stroke and cancer.
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BEIJING - 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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Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.
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With the Chinese economy booming and people&#39;s living standards rising, the number of overweight citizens in the world&#39;s most populous nation has shot up to 200 million, which could trigger a major health hazard, the government said here today.
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Soaring childhood obesity rates will increase diabetes rates affecting economic development across the globe, international agencies are warning.
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Obesity researchers from around the world went home last weekend with some new data to chew on. Several studies, released last week at the annual meeting of the North
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People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia, a global snapshot shows.
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BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight &#151; a figure 7 percent higher than in 1994, the American Heart Association reports.
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The number of U.S. girls taking diabetes drugs more than doubled between 2002 and 2005, almost certainly because of rising obesity, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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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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The agricultural policies of the world's top producing nations are contributing to the increasing problem of obesity in developing nations, a leading researcher said Monday.
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Around the world 300 million adults are now overweight, and the numbers are growing at an alarming rate, say experts at the International Obesity Conference, Sun City, South Africa.
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Breast cancer has risen sharply in China's capital and its top financial centre during the last decade due to unhealthy diets, a poor environment and increased stress at work, state media reported on Tuesday.