Health
China Aims to Tackle Obesity with New ‘Healthy China’ Initiative – The New York Times
According to a new government report, more than half of the country’s adult population is either overweight or obese. Chinese officials have vowed to address the…
In the past, Chinas health initiatives have emphasized the importance of exercise rather than cutting back on junk food and soda, in part because of Coca-Colas lobbying influence on obesity-related research and food regulations.
But on Wednesday, Mr. Li cited sugar-sweetened beverages as one of the causes of childhood obesity. The frequent consumption of sugary beverages by children and adolescents has presented itself as a prominent problem, he said. According to the latest data, 19 percent of…
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