The obesity rate of children from poor families is nearly twice as high as that of children from rich families, according to statistics from a Chinese health department  According to government data released in December 2012, more than 24 3 percent of 11-year-olds from poor families were overweight, compared with 13 7 percent of children from affluent families
Children from poor families prefer different sports than those from rich families.
 As a result, experts believe that the poorer the family, the more likely children are to be overweight