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Watch out United States, China is coming after another record of yours! But don’t worry too much, it's the record that denotes that they can’t run very fast and hate stairs. A new study by Jiao Tong Univeristy has reported that over the last decade childhood obesity in China has increased by 24.4 percent, mostly with city children in lower/middle class income families. more ›

Speaking of indulgence, it seems like we're just following a national trend. Nationwide, there are now around 70 to 90 million Chinese people who are technically obese. By 2015, there may be as many as 200 million obese over here. Yep, thanks to sheer scale, we'll outnumber the current fatty nation No. 1, the United States. The problem: wealth. The solution: sadly, according to Urbanatomy, it seems that the recommended way to get thin again is liposuction. Oi. more ›

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We've talked a lot about the growing issue of Chinese obesity in the past few days, and Al-Jazeera seems to agree with us that it's a serious problem. This video (see the second part, after the jump) delves into Beijing's changing culinary culture and how China's booming economy is bringing a corresponding weight jump, with 200 million Chinese reported as obese. From street food to fast food, Al-Jazeera takes a look at why the Chinese are getting so fat. Between this and cancer, looks like they have a lot to worry about. more ›

economic dominance, much of the world is coming around to recognizing the nation as the most likely next world superpower. But China may be on track to overtake the U.S. in more than just production and pollution. A new study in the July/August issue of the journal of Health Affairs reports that the nation's obesity levels are rising dramatically. More than a quarter of adults are either overweight or obese, and the health problem is increasing at a rate faster than all other countries except Mexico (sour cream on those nachos?). more ›