Community-based interventions to reduce overweight and obesity in China: a systematic review of the Chinese and English literature | Zendy

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Community-based interventions to reduce overweight and obesity in China: a systematic review of the Chinese and English literature

Author(s) -

Yang Gao,

Siân Griffiths,

Emily Ying Yang Chan

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdm057

Subject(s) - overweight , psychological intervention , medicine , obesity , anthropometry , body mass index , mainland china , public health , environmental health , gerontology , intervention (counseling) , grandparent , meta analysis , china , systematic review , medline , psychology , psychiatry , political science , nursing , law , developmental psychology

Overweight and obesity pose a challenge to public health in China. According to Chinese definition, 303 million Chinese are overweight (body mass index, BMI >or= 24 kg m(-2)). Among them, 73 million are clinically obese (BMI >or= 28 kg m(-2)). In line with the global trend, the rate of obesity in China continues to increase, with associated morbidity and mortality. This study was to identify interventions, which are effective in Mainland Chinese society.

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