LONDON Dougie Hamilton Flames Jersey , May 29 (Xinhua) -- No country has witnessed a significant decline in obesity prevalence over the past three decades, with the number of overweight and obese people topping 2.1 billion in 2013, according to latest figures published in British medical journal The Lancet.
A team of international researchers performed a comprehensive search of the available data from surveys and reports to track overweight people (body mass index of 25kgm2 or higher) and obesity (BMI of 30kgm2 or higher) in 188 countries from 1980 to 2013.
Worldwide, there has been a startling increase in rates of obesity and the overweightedness in both adults (28 percent increase) and children (up by 47 percent) in the past 33 years. The number of overweight and obese people rose from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013.
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The prevalence of overweightedness and obesity in childhood has increased remarkably in developed countries, from 17 percent in 1980 to 24 percent in 2013 in boys and from 16 percent to 23 percent in girls. Similarly, in developing countries Mikael Backlund Flames Jersey , rates have risen from roughly 8 percent to 13 percent in both boys and girls over the three decades.
In high-income countries, some of the highest increases in adult obesity prevalence have been in the United States, where roughly a third of the adult population is obese, and Australia Kris Versteeg Flames Jersey , where 28 percent of men and 30 percent of women are obese. A quarter of Britain's adult population is obese.
The greatest gain in overweightedness and obesity occurred globally between 1992 and 2002, mainly among people aged between 20 and 40.
Prof. Emmanuela Gakidou from the University of Washington, who led the study, warned that the study presents a worrying picture of substantial rises in obesity rates across the world and said that concerted action is urgently needed to reverse this trend.
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Before the new rule, Taobao shoppers could easily buy a broad range of SIM cards, payment plans and devices meant to provide additional forms of wireless connectivity.
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A source from Alibaba, which operates both Taobao and its spin-off business-to-consumer (B2C) online retail Tmall, said the new rule only targets Taobao stores. Qualified vendors on Tmall can continue their business as usual.
The Chinese Government has demanded financial institutions strictly monitor their online financial activities and ensure the security of the necessary data and information for such transactions. At the same time, real-name registration for phone users is being implemented to prevent people using false identities. However Authentic Michael Frolik Jersey , the real-name registration system has not been effectively implemented by all telecommunication operators.
The latest tragedy in which an 18-year-old student in Linyi, East China’s Shandong Province, died of cardiac arrest after being swindled out of the money her family had saved for her tuition fees, should serve as a wake-up call to telecom regulators across the country.(SD-Agencies)
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Having made headlines at the Davos World Economic Forum with his vigorous defense of globalization, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to take the spotlight in another gathering with global influence: the "two sessions" in Beijing.
The fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), and the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, will open on March 5 and March 3, respectively.
The annual sessions of the top legislature and top political advisory body are among the most important political events for the world's second largest economy.
The NPC is the highest body of state power, enabling the Chinese people to exercise their power as "the master of state." New state leaders will be elected at the NPC session in March 2018 after the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress elects a new Party leadership later this year.
It was at the first session of the 12th NPC in March 2013 that Xi was elected president. He had been elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in November the previous year at the 18th CPC National Congress.
This year's two sessions are the first since Xi was endorsed as the core of the CPC Central Committee last October.
"Through the meetings, greater consensus will be gathered to build a moderately prosperous society and Xi's thoughts on state governance will be more clear-cut," said Xin Ming, a professor with the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
Over the past four years, Xi's governance thoughts have been guiding China's development. The book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," a collection of his speeches, provides insight into his concepts, resolve and wisdom of governance. More than six million copies have been distributed worldwide.