Chubby baby smiles at Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 2002. China as a nation, as for the outbreak of the economy for over two decades, but so are people who are always bigger and heavier they are.
Chinese children are released on average 6 cm (2.34 inches) high and about 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) heavier than they did 30 years ago, Xinhua said, citing a report by the Ministry of Health Saturday.
 The average height of boys six years increased from 112.3 centimeters in 1975 to 118.7 cm, according to the survey conducted in 2008.

The girls, on average, 117.7 cm in height, 6.2 cm more than in 1975, said the survey. The survey was conducted every 10 years since 1975.

China’s population has suffered from decades of deprivation, but have incomes and nutrition blossom recently seen.

138,775 children were interviewed in urban and suburban areas of nine cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.
 The average weight of boys in 2008 was 21,7 kg to 3 kg in 1975, and girls 20.8 kg 2.7 kg heavier on average, said news agency Xinhua said.

Improved nutrition has problems, however, also revealed an alarming rise in obesity if they have never been to China and related diseases such as diabetes.

Health authorities have made the problem responsible for the decrease in consumption of cereals and vegetables to junk food fatter.

Saturday report notes some adjustments are needed boost sales in China, including travel to Beijing this year on the hill, under which the children receive free travel on buses has increased.

Despite the improvement of nutrition in cities, countless children in China are still in remote rural areas suffer from malnutrition, the report noted.