Nearly 1 in 5 Chinese overweight or obese
(Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060818/hl_nm/china_obesity_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060818/i/r2445655064.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=vrO.j1rU8tJ2t1o77erD9w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Boys and girls exercise at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing August 3, 2006. Some 40 obese children stay in the camp for 30 days to lose weight at a cost of 6,600 yuan (825 US dollars) on average. Nearly one in every five people in China are overweight or obese and the problem is getting worse among children, especially boys, according to a study. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nearly one in every five people in
China are overweight or obese and the problem is getting worse
among children, especially boys, according to a study.</p><br clear="all"/>