China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis

Reuters
Oct 23, 2024

China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis


HONG KONG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - China's National Health Commission (NHC) published its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, with more than half of China's adults already overweight and obese, and the rate expected to keep rising.
The guidelines, made public on Oct 17, come as China experiences an upward morbidity trend of its overweight and obese population. The rate of overweight or obese people could reach 65.3% by 2030, the NHC said.