NY Times article today claims that city-dwelling Asian children are becoming "xiao pangzi," or
"little fatties."
Don't have a link, but it's in today's International section.
"A particular concern is the rapid spread among Asian children of what was once known as adult-onset
diabetes. The ailment, which rarely affected children in the past, is so closely linked with obesity
that it has been nicknamed "diabesity." In China, experts say, it has been rising by 9% a year."
"Even as they eat, however, manyof these people long to be slim. As in the West, the bloating of
Asia has been accompanied by a slimming of the ideal of beauty. As American fast-food chains spread
throughout Asia, they are being followed by a proliferation of gyms, slimming programs, diet pills
and liposuction."
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