Overweight children and teenagers aged between 5 and 18 in the China mainland 27 (reach) 8.5 million in 2025, a number 28 surpasses (超过) the population of Spain, a study said.
According to the study, among the obese Chinese youth, millions of them 29 (report) to suffer from all kinds of diseases. It also stated that in all there would be 268 million overweight schoolaged children worldwide by 2025, 30 (include) 91 million obese children, if no effective 31 (measure) could be taken to stop the existing trends. Inactivity and the consumption of junk food and soda drink contributed 32 the growing number of overweight 33 (young) in the world. 34 (respond) to the increase of obese children in China, the State Council released a guideline this year. The guideline aimed to prevent more children from becoming obese and it urged that the local government in China 35 (strength) the training of medical staff around children's health and promote knowledge of 36 (balance) eating and drinking habits among their parents.