Survey: Chinese becoming taller, heavier

Chinese people are eating more, thanks to their deeper pockets, making them slightly taller but also a lot fatter, according to a National Health and Family Planning Commission report released on Tuesday.

In the decade since 2002, when China first released a national report on citizens' nutrition and health, the proportion of overweight adults has increased by 32 percent and obese adults by 67 percent.

The statistics for children 6 to 17 years old are even more alarming, with the number of overweight kids doubling and obese children tripling.