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Just when I thought the western style of living is only affecting the United States, China has proven me wrong. The food and the style of living of the westerners has clearly made a mark in the Chinese population (especially the children). China’s “little emperors” are literally growing bigger. One in five children are overweight and seven percent are obese.

According to observers and researchers, only the United States have higher numbers. They are blaming the fact that children spend time eating more food and ice cream but are lacking the necessary exercise routines to burn off the calories. Also, there is the fact that when poor people eventually make their way to becoming rich, they tend to eat and consume more food than they usually have. This is a natural phenomenon that is pretty hard to overcome.

One way to fight obesity among the Chinese children is to make them work some household chores. Get them to move. Obese and overweight kids most likely do not fix their own bed in the morning.

If this goes on, obesity will become a major problem in China.