CNA938 Rewind - CNA Insight - Can China Beat the Bulge?
More than half of Chinese adults are overweight or obese, a potential ticking timebomb for the country's healthcare sector. So, last March, China announced greater efforts to tackle rising obesity rates, with health authorities rolling out a nationwide weight management campaign during the annual 'Two Sessions' meeting. How did China go from food scarcity two generations ago to rapid weight gain now? What does diet, lifestyle and education have to do with it? Has beating obesity becomes a national priority and can China really beat the bulge? Hui Wong finds out more with Kheng Wee Loy, Senior Producer of Insight.