Obesity in China: time to act

Global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975, according to WHO. Data from 2017 to 2018 indicate that more than 42·4% of American adults are living with obesity, an increase from 30·5% in 1999-2000. In the UK and Australia, obesity rates are slightly lower, but the trends are on a similar upward trajectory. These worrying figures have been frequently highlighted and discussed by different news outlets and medical journals, including The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. However, the growing rates of obesity are not an exclusive problem of high-income countries.