With all the new China books coming out each month it’s always good to see something by Paul French, Chief Representative of Access Asia and prolific writer of some of my favorite books about the original China Hands. Now, he and his partner at Access Asia, Matthew Crabbe, have come out with a new one titled, Fat China: How Expanding Waistlines are Changing a Nation. Paul had told me about the project last year December, just before Christmas. I loved the title when he told it to me. He loved the title, too. The British publisher thought it was a gas, also. The American publisher hated it; something to do with political correctness. However, having lived here in China so long I’ve forgotten what that means. So I still love the title.

The tip sheet Paul emailed me about Fat China describes the book as: “An in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity in China and its relationship to the nation’s changing diet, lifestyle trends and healthcare system. “

It’s a huge and important issue in the modernization of the country. As difficult as it is to get one’s arms round the problem, it’s good someone took to it head on.

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