Entries from Shanghaiist tagged with 'fat'
July 17, 2008
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......
Continue Reading "The report on Chinese obesity... supersized!"July 10, 2008
With all the talk about green house gases and global warming at the G-8 summit and the announcement of China's future 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......
Continue Reading "Chinese obesity balloons"