LETTERS

I am an avid reader of China Today maga- zine. I read with great interest your special report on Obesity in China. As an American, obesity is nothing new to me, but I have to say I was shocked to learn of the swelling health problem in China. The perception in the West is that Chinese people, thanks to a healthy diet and penchant for exercise, are slim and f it. Obviously, as lifestyles change, waistlines do too. Still, Chinese people would do well to consider the long-term consequences o…