The obesity rate among China's youth has risen nearly 50 percent since 2000, according to a report published at the beginning of the year.

《長江日報》消息，今年初公布的一項國民體質報告顯示，較之2000年，我國青少年肥胖率增長近50%，城市男學生中1/4為胖墩兒；而青少年近視率從20%增長到31%。目前，75%的國民處在亞健康狀態，其中1.6億人患高血壓，1.6億人患高血脂，有2億人超重或肥胖。

報告指出，懶于運動是造成中國人肥胖的主要原因。空閑時間出去運動的學生不足30%。他們更喜歡上網、打游戲、聽音樂或看電視。日本學生的運動量普遍多于中國學生，每天鍛煉兩小時的日本學生有21.3%，中國學生僅為6.3%。

A report published at the beginning of the year that was only recently read found that 75 percent of Chinese are in state of "sub-health," Changjiang Daily reports. Some 200 million people are overweight or obese, including a quarter of male students in urban areas. The obesity rate among China's youth has risen nearly 50 percent since 2000. The report also said 160 million people suffer high blood pressure, while another 160 million show excess fat in their blood. It also showed a rising percentage of youngsters with near-sightedness, from 20 percent in 2000 to 31 percent today.

The report attributed Chinese people's obesity problems to their reluctance to be active. Less than 30 percent of Chinese students participate in sports in their spare time, choosing instead to surf the Internet, play games, listen to music or watch TV. The report found that only 6.3 percent of Chinese students exercise two hours a day, compared to 21.3 percent of Japanese students.

(China.org.cn December 1, 2010)