Will China's nutrition transition overwhelm its health care system and slow economic growth?
Will China's nutrition transition overwhelm its health care system and slow economic growth?
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DOI:
10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1064
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
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9.7
通讯作者:
Popkin, Barry M.
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作者:
Popkin, Barry M.
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.