Stress takes toll on student health

GUANGZHOU: Nearly half of primary and middle school students in Guangdong province are underweight, due mainly to stress from studying and a poor diet.

A Guangdong education department analysis of more than 8 million students found just 30 percent of all students were within a healthy weight range last year.

It found 48 percent of students are underweight, 12 percent do not have adequate nutrition, 4.4 percent are overweight and 5 percent are obese.