In the past, the Chinese population was slimmer and healthier. These days, fast food chains have moved in and greasy American food and lack of exercise has led to an ever-growing obesity epidemic in China's youth.
An Shuaibin is one of the coordinators at "Beijing New Concept Weight Loss Camp" in Hebei Province about an hour away from Beijing. The camp was started in 1999 by fitness trainer, Zhang Yanmei.
"This current epidemic is actually related to China's education model. Parents chase after good grades and so they don't let their children play sports. But in our society, a healthy body needs to be the first competitive strength. Wit
