There has been a significant increase in both the prevalence andseverity of obesity in Chinese population during the last two decades,and especially in children. The prevalence of child obesity, screened byweight-for-height criterion, is about 10%, North high, South low, but allpresent the upward trend.
Multiple studies have shown that adiposity in childhood is correlatedwith the rising incidence of the classic cardiovascular risk factors,such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, hyperinsulin...