Nutrition among students improving

Malnutrition rates among Chinese students continue to fall as the country's school health promotion initiative takes effect, according to a senior education official.

"The percentage of Chinese students who are physically healthy has reached more than 95 percent," Hao Ping, vice-minister of education, said during the Ninth Global Conference on Health Promotion.

Ministry of Education statistics show that the average height of boys and girls aged between 6 and 15 rose by 0.4 centimeters and 0.6 cm respectively in 2014, compared with 2012, while their average weight increased by 0.3 kilograms.