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Diabetes risk rising for both children and adults

By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2016-04-08 08:05

150 million Chinese will have the disease by 2040 if habits don't change, WHO says

An increasing number of children in China face an elevated risk of developing diabetes, mainly because of unhealthy diets and a lack of physical exercise, experts warned on Thursday, which was World Health Day.

About 110 million adults in China live with diabetes, according to the World Health Organization.

Diabetes risk rising for both children and adults

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