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18 Dec 2006
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Boys and girls exercise at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing in this August 3, 2006 file photo. Growing affluence, a penchant for eating and a sedentary lifestyle have swollen the ranks of people who are overweight or obese in Hong Kong and China, doctors say. TO MATCH FEATURE OBESITY-ASIA
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Boys and girls exercise at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing in this August 3, 2006 file photo. Growing affluence, a penchant for eating and a sedentary lifestyle have swollen the ranks of people who are overweight or obese in Hong Kong and China, doctors say. TO MATCH FEATURE OBESITY-ASIA


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