Will China’s Nutrition Transition Overwhelm Its Health Care System And Slow Economic Growth?
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Will China's nutrition transition overwhelm its health care system and slow economic growth?
Rapid social and economic change is transforming China, with enormous implications for its population and economy. More than a fifth of China's adult population is overweight, related to changing dietary and physical activity patterns. Overweight and poor diets are becoming a greater burden for the poor than for the rich, with subsequent large increases in hypertension, stroke, and adult-onset ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1064