Emerging trends for health and functional food products in China

In China, as incomes rise and western style foods become available, obesity is a growing problem - 26% of people are overweight and the trend is likely to continue.

Emerging Trends for Health and Functional Food Products in China

Peter LeeTNS Asiapanel China

INTRODUCTION

According to the World Health Organisation, the number of overweight and obese people worldwide is rising rapidly. In 1995, it was estimated that there were 200 million people worldwide who were clinically obese. By the year 2000, this number had jumped to around 300 million people.

This trend has serious public health implications with various illnesses and conditions having links to diet. Heart disease, diabetes, certain forms of cancer, and strokes can all be linked to poor or imbalanced diets. This in turn has...

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