by his concernedparents to Hong Kong to try and tackle his obesity.
Dubbed by Chinese media as China's "no. 1 fat kid" Lu Zhi-hao, known
as Xiao Hoa, has been taken to several hospitals in Guangdong to find
out why he's so fat, but doctors can only say that it is down to bad
eating habits, Apple Dailyreports.
If something is not done to reduce his weight, doctors predict Lu
Zhi-hao's obesity will become life-threatening by the time he turns
20.
A Hong Kong weight-loss centre has offered to help Lu Zhi-hao lose
weight for free. The centre, which has not given out its name, uses
non-intrusive Japanese technology to help the body break down fat.
Xiao Hao's parents are now applying for a permit to travel to Hong
Kong and hope to be here with their obese child in a couple of weeks.
"We believe there must be specialists in Hong Kong who can help us,"
says Lu Zhi-hao's father, Lu Ye-ming.
The mother and father of the child are both of normal weight, and
obesity has not been a part of the family's health history. Lu Zhi-hao
slowly ate his way to fatness.
He is now on a diet, which means cutting down from his regular three
bowls of rice per meal to just one bowl.
Apple Daily's video of Xiao Hao at school shows him finishing his bowl
of rice at lightning speed and begging his friends for their lunches.
When they don't cooperate, hesteals a meatball from his neighbour's
bowl.
He is rewarded with a punch to the face, butthe swing hardly seems to
have an impact on the child's puffy cheeks.
The WHO says more than 20 percent of the population in some Chinese
cities are now obese.
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