Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and the nutritional status of Chinese children and adolescents: Findings from three consecutive national surveys between 2005 and 2014

ConclusionsA rapid nutritional transition has occurred from 2005 to 2014 with shifts from thinness to overweight and obesity in both Han and ethnic minority children and adolescents, reflecting local GDP per capita.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - June 14, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Yanhui Dong, Yinghua Ma, Peijin Hu, Bin Dong, Zhiyong Zou, Yide Yang, Rongbin Xu, Zhenghe Wang, Zhaogeng Yang, Bo Wen, Monique Tan, Feng J. He, Yi Song, Jun Ma, Susan M. Sawyer, George C. Patton Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research