Übergewichtigen Jungen stehen noch während einer Übung Gewicht an einer militärischen Ausbildungslager in Tianjin, China, 13. August 2011 zu verlieren. China verwöhnte Generation von
Obese boys stand still during an exercise to lose weight at a military training camp in Tianjin, China, 13 August 2011. Chinas spoilt generation of single children is rapidly becoming overweight, a report shows, while their parents are also growing obese faster than any other country apart from Mexico. Officials have blamed Chinas rush to emulate Western culture, the plethora of fast food outlets and the tendency of parents in one-child families to express their affection through food. The kids have a bad diet, a sedentary lifestyle and very little knowledge about sports, said Paul French, the author of Fat China, a book about Chinas changing diet. China still has a long way to go to match Britain, where almost a third of children leaving primary school are overweight. The rise of obesity may also be a side effect of Chinas sudden prosperity. The number of obese people has risen from 18 million in 2005 to 100 million in 2010, or nearly 8 per cent of the population, while 500 million, or 39 per cent, are overweight.
