Slimming product sales grew 10 percent in 2008 to 6 billion yuan, according to Euromonitor, which predicts 6 percent annual growth for the next five years.
根据欧睿信息咨询公司的数据,2008年,中国减肥产品销量增长了10%,达到60亿元人民币。该公司预计在未来5年内,减肥产品销售的年均增速为6%。
It is not that obesity is not a huge problem in China: according to a 2008 study, Chinese adults are getting fatter faster than those in any nation apart from Mexico. About a quarter of the Chinese population is overweight or obese.
根据2008年一份调查报告,除墨西哥外,中国成年人的变胖速度比任何国家都快。目前大约有四分之一的中国人处于超重或肥胖状态。