Commentary Not content with cracking down on healthcare, education, and property, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also intends to crack down on childhood obesity. Such a move, on closer inspection, is not surprising. After all, 20 percent of children in China are either overweight or obese. Although others are eager to tell us otherwise, nothing good comes from carrying excessive amounts of weight. A South China Morning Post article describes the workout schedule of Steve Li. On Saturdays, Li swims for 1 hour and 30 minutes; this is followed by a couple of hours of roller-skating training. “In the afternoon,” wrote the author Jane Cai, Li “sweats on a badminton court for two hours.” Not finished there, the tireless Li ends the day “with 30 minutes of rope skipping.” A remarkable amount of exercise, especially when one considers the following: Li is a 9-year-old child. His routine sounds extreme because it …
China’s Crackdown on Childhood Obesity: Should the US Do the Same?
September 28, 2021
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