Chinese state media is reporting that Beijing hopes to stave off an obesity epidemic among its youth with a dramatic increase in physical education.
All students aged seven to 18 returning to school from their summer holidays will have to attend daily PE classes, the China Daily reported, citing the Chinese capital's education bureau.
Obesity
Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. It can affect children and adults.
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Previously they were required to have PE only once a week, and sometimes even that class was skipped because schools wanted to give students more time to study, it said.
Research from the Beijing Centre for Disease Control showed at least 14 percent of young people had obesity problems, the paper said.
Chinese waistlines have grown in tandem with the nation's economy in recent years, triggering warnings that China could face a public health crisis if nothing is done.
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Not only are increasingly wealthy people eating bigger portions, their diet is consisting of more processed and fat-saturated fast foods.
A study published in the US academic journal Health Affairs this year showed that more than 25 percent of adult Chinese are now overweight or obese.
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Chinese waistlines have grown in tandem with the nation's economy in recent years, triggering warnings that China could face a public health crisis if nothing is done.
Low Calorie Diet
Low calorie meals or diet include foods that are high on nutritional content and yet have fewer calories. Updated information about low calorie diet or low calorie foods and its health benefits.
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Not only are increasingly wealthy people eating bigger portions, their diet is consisting of more processed and fat-saturated fast foods.
A study published in the US academic journal Health Affairs this year showed that more than 25 percent of adult Chinese are now overweight or obese.
Source: AFP
RAS/L
Indeed Obesity is a Costly Affair, We Often Pay With Our Health.
Health officials in Alabama have issued a warning to employees in the state to get into shape lest they cough up more on health insurance.
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