世界卫生组织最近在日内瓦发表公报说,中国目前的糖尿病发病增长较快,糖尿病问题令人担忧。这份公报特别提到,中国的糖尿病人数2000年已达到2100万,目前的患者至少有2380万。最近的一项调查还表明,中国的肥胖症患者也在不断增加,近8年来学龄前儿童的肥胖症发病率猛增,患病者已 The World Health Organization recently issued a communiqué in Geneva saying that the current incidence of diabetes in China is growing rapidly and the problem of diabetes is alarming. In particular, the communique said that the number of diabetics in China has reached 21 million in 2000 and there are at least 23.8 million patients currently. A recent survey also shows that the number of obese patients in China is also on the rise. The prevalence of obesity in preschool children has soared in recent eight years.