Obesity in China

A McDonald's Chinese New Year meal. American fast food outlets have been blamed for the increase in obesity in China.[1]

Obesity in China is a major health concern according to the WHO, with overall rates of obesity between 5% and 6% for the country,[2] but greater than 20% in some cities where fast food is popular.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference USA Today was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "One third of global population overweight or obese according to new study". Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "www.who.int" (PDF). WHO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2009.