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 (CNN) As China grows richer, the waistlines of adults in the country are also expanding. More than half of Chinese adults are now considered overweight, a study conducted by the country s National Health Commission revealed on Wednesday. Obesity rates among Chinese adults have also more than doubled in less than two decades, from 7.1% in 2002 to 16.4% this year. According to the report, 50.7% of Chinese adults are overweight, including those who are obese. In a country of 1.4 billion, that amounts to more than half a billion people more than the entire US population. That s a sharp increase over the past two decades. In 2002, 29.9% of Chinese adults were overweight, including obese. In 2012, that figure rose to 42%, according to previous reports released by Chinese health authorities.

United statesZhao wenhuaNational health commissionWorld health organizationUs centers for diseaseChinese centerChinese president xi jinpingDisease controlஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்தேசிய ஆரோக்கியம் தரகுஉலகம் ஆரோக்கியம் ஆர்கநைஸேஶந்எங்களுக்கு மையங்கள் க்கு நோய்சீன மையம்நோய் கட்டுப்பாடு