| ID | 141108 |
| Title Proper | Growing fat on reform |
| Other Title Information | obesity and nutritional disparities among China's children, 1979–2005 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Morgan, Stephen L |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Economic growth over the past three decades has greatly improved the nutrition and living standards of people in China. However, increasingly, the Chinese are becoming heavier. As many as a quarter of Chinese school-age urban boys are overweight or obese, yet a third of Chinese children remain underweight. Drawing on six national surveys of children's health conducted since 1979, the article reports on trends in nutritional status and regional disparities. It shows that the drivers behind the increase in mean body mass and in nutritional inequality are associated with rising household incomes and associated inequalities between provinces. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly No. 220; Dec 2014: p.1033-1068 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly No 220 |
| Key Words | Economic Development ; China ; Inequality ; Nutrition ; Obesity |