Citation
Popkin, Barry M. (2008). Will China's Nutrition Transition Overwhelm Its Health Care System and Slow Economic Growth?.
Health Affairs, 27(4), 1064-1076. PMCID: PMC2447919
Abstract
Rapid social and economic change is transforming China, with enormous implications for its population and economy. More than a fifth of China’s adult population is overweight, related to changing dietary and physical activity patterns. Overweight and poor diets are becoming a greater burden for the poor than for the rich, with subsequent large increases in hypertension, stroke, and adult-onset diabetes. The related economic costs represent 4–8 percent of the economy. Public investments are needed to head off a huge increase in the morbidity, disability, absenteeism, and medical care costs linked with this nutritional shift.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1064Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2008
Journal Title
Health Affairs
Author(s)
Popkin, Barry M.
PMCID
PMC2447919
ORCiD
Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324