China’s obesity crisis is a sizeable profit opportunity. More than half of Chinese adults are overweight or obese — a figure expected to hit two-thirds by 2030. That is nearly 900mn people, a market ...

World Obesity Day celebrated on 4 March 2025 highlights the urgent need to address obesity as a global health challenge. The ...

The Chinese government is aiming to tackle obesity among its population of 1.4 billion, including the more than 50 per cent ...

China’s health ministry outlined a range of measures, including urging hotels to install scales, to address the country’s ...

The weight management clinic at Jincheng People's Hospital was established in 2023, and this week, it was expanded into a ...

The recent announcement by China's National Health Commission (NHC) that it would intensify a three-year "weight management" ...

In China, a BMI over 24 is classified as overweight, while obesity is defined as a BMI exceeding 28. Based on this standard, ...

Obesity has long been classified as a global epidemic — and new data published in The Lancet journal spotlights how much ...

A study published on Tuesday in 'The Lancet' warns of the escalation of the obesity and overweight pandemic if no action is ...

Colleges across China have responded to a national advocation for weight loss by releasing weight control directions after a ...

Obesity in girls rose to 7.7% in 2022 from 0.6% in 1990. “Obesity has become a major public health issue in China, ranking as the sixth leading risk factor for death and disability in the ...

The largest number of adults with overweight and obesity in 2050 are expected to be in China (627 million), India (450 ...