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Chinese slimmers trim down at weight-loss camps

Chinese slimmers trim down at weight-loss camps

Yang Chi'ao takes her place next to gym equipment and waits to be called by an instructor at a weight-loss camp in China, where over half of adults are overweight.
Hopeless obese Vietnamese find surgery only solution

Hopeless obese Vietnamese find surgery only solution

Obesity prevention starts before birth

Obesity prevention starts before birth

Overweight, obesity threaten future of kids in Vietnam

Overweight, obesity threaten future of kids in Vietnam

I chose to work as a teacher to gain experience with children and live abroad.
September 14, 2022 | 04:30 pm PT
Covid-19 is picking off overweight population

Covid-19 is picking off overweight population

One thing is becoming more evident during Vietnam’s fourth coronavirus wave: obesity is associated with a higher risk of Covid-19 death.
October 1, 2021 | 06:20 pm PT
Vietnam records surge in childhood obesity

Vietnam records surge in childhood obesity

The prevalence rate of overweight and obese children in Vietnam has more than doubled in the past 10 years.
April 14, 2021 | 11:05 pm PT
Vietnam records highest rise in obesity in Southeast Asia

Vietnam records highest rise in obesity in Southeast Asia

Vietnam recorded the highest growth in obesity in Southeast Asia in 2010-14, but it had the lowest rate of obese people, Fitch says.
July 21, 2019 | 08:12 pm PT
42 percent of urban Vietnamese kids are overweight: study

42 percent of urban Vietnamese kids are overweight: study

42 percent of children in Vietnam’s urban areas are overweight and/or obese, compared to 35 percent in rural areas, a recent study found.
July 8, 2019 | 02:03 am PT
80 percent of deaths from disease in Vietnam caused by lifestyle

80 percent of deaths from disease in Vietnam caused by lifestyle

Lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer are becoming an increasingly heavy burden for Vietnam, according to its health ministry.
November 20, 2018 | 12:07 am PT
Climate extremes 'key driver' behind rising global hunger: UN

Climate extremes 'key driver' behind rising global hunger: UN

Extreme weather events were a leading cause of global hunger rising last year, with women, babies, and old people particularly vulnerable to the worsening trend.
September 11, 2018 | 08:00 pm PT
WHO backs Vietnam's new tax proposal on sugary drinks

WHO backs Vietnam's new tax proposal on sugary drinks

Health experts say extra tax on sweetened beverages can help cut obesity rates significantly.
June 26, 2018 | 05:01 pm PT
Industry bitter about Vietnam tax on sweetened drinks

Industry bitter about Vietnam tax on sweetened drinks

Fake and low-quality beverages would thrive, firms say, ignoring health concerns.
May 31, 2018 | 08:03 pm PT
Walk and chew gum, it may keep you thin: study

Walk and chew gum, it may keep you thin: study

This was the first study dedicated to studying effects of gum chewing in people while walking.
May 25, 2018 | 06:43 pm PT
Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study

Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study

Almost two thirds of the underweight children lived in south Asia.
October 10, 2017 | 05:14 pm PT
Fat kids in Saigon evidence of the rich-poor divide in Vietnam

Fat kids in Saigon evidence of the rich-poor divide in Vietnam

The obesity rate hit 19 percent among school-age children in the city last year.
September 1, 2017 | 12:58 am PT
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