High anaemia rate in China’s Xinjiang region points to malnutrition in young people: studies

Source: South China Morning PostMalnutrition has been rising in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, especially among children and adolescents, despite economic growth in the area, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.About 16 per cent of Xinjiang residents 15 years old or younger had anaemia, a condition in which there is lower concentration of red blood cells than normal.The rate of anaemia in Xinjiang is 23 per cent higher than the national average. The disorder has been dropping across the country,…Read More

Geef een reactie

Het e-mailadres wordt niet gepubliceerd. Vereiste velden zijn gemarkeerd met *

Generated by Feedzy