Obesity has become a major public health issue in China. Overweight and obesity have
increased rapidly in the past four decades, and the latest national prevalence estimates for …

China has experienced many drastic social and economic changes and shifts in people's
lifestyles since the 1990s, in parallel with the fast rising prevalence of obesity. About half of …

Summary Background In China, mean body-mass index (BMI) and obesity in adults have
increased steadily since the early 1980s. However, to our knowledge, there has been no …

Objective This study examined the effects of overweight/obesity on mortality and morbidity
outcomes and the disparities, time trends, and projected future obesity health burden in …

Objectives Obesity has become a global health public problem. The study aims to examine
the latest prevalence of overweight and obesity in China. Methods Data came from the …

Background: Over the past two decades, China has enjoyed impressive economic
development, and her citizens have experienced many remarked changes in their lifestyle …

Background Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many
countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide in the past~ 50 years, reaching
pandemic levels. Obesity represents a major health challenge because it substantially …

Chinese society is making efforts to address the rising obesity and chronic disease
epidemic. 3 In this context, in 2015, two of us (YW and YY) initiated a project that aimed to …

Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3· 4 million deaths, 3·
9% of years of life lost, and 3· 8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The …