Hongkongers are fatter than ever before, and about 30 percent of the population is at risk of high blood pressure, a study by the Department of Health reveals. And the prediction is that 114 of every 1,000 people will be at risk of suffering with cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Body mass index pointers also showed 22 percent of people are overweight and 32.6 percent are obese. On a related front, the Audit Commission found a low participation rate of primary and secondary students attending a government-funded annual health check during the past five school years. Among findings was that only 30 percent of secondary six students participated in 2022.
