People who manage to lose weight receive free cuts of beef from the Chinese government as a reward.
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A report published by the American portal Leader (myleaderpaper.com), from Jefferson County, Missouri, reveals that, in China, people who manage to lose weight receive free cuts of beef from the government as a reward. In a community center in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang took off his coat and stepped onto the scale — one of hundreds of residents enrolled in an unusual weight loss program: "Trade weight for meat." The rules are simple: for every half kilogram lost, Shu receives the equivalent in boneless beef, or 1.5 kilograms of beef with bone. The initiative is one of several that have been emerging across the country, supported by local authorities concerned about the rise of obesity, which has become a significant public health problem. Participants who already wanted to lose weight see the program as an extra incentive. "Even without the meat, I already wanted to lose weight for health," said Shu, whose body mass index (BMI) of 30 is classified as obesity. More than a third ...