Week of September 11, 2006
Week of September 4, 2006
China's Cities Too Chubby
A
Beijing survey released Thursday revealed that men living in China's cities are
getting fat. The government-sponsored survey, run by 10 separate
organizations, found that 1 out of 10 men in urban areas are obese, up 1.3%
percent from 2000. For boys, 1 out of 8 are obese, a 1.7% rise since 2000
(big whoop). In a country that is historically short and skinny, the new
fatness in China worries doctors and government officials. An education
official blamed the increase on changes in the traditional Chinese diet and a
more sedentary lifestyle. In laymen's terms, the absurd number of KFCs and
the Playstation PSP. Honest to god, there are 3 KFCs within 50 yards of my
office and they are all jam-packed during lunch. The health survey found
that schoolchildren also experienced greaters problems with stamina, eyesight
and blood-pressure. The government plans on implementing more rigid
physical education in the schools to combat the growing obesity among Chinese
youth. What's funny is how serious China believes its obesity problem is.
As someone who lives in a major Chinese city, I think I may be the fattest
person here. I mean yeah, there are some fat Chinese kids, but they're
cute and smiley. I think when examining the extent of China's obesity
"pandemic" (so annoying when this term is used for fat people), government
officials should take a field trip to a American amusement park, preferably in
the Midwest, and observe a real obesity problem. They should go to the
bridge where the fat families in their oversized, drenched t-shirts wait for the
boat to hit the water so they can get splashed again. Then, China's
obesity problem will seem about as big as Chinese people seem to me.
•People's Daily: Obesity Survey
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