A 21-year-old Chinese influencer died after trying to lose 90 kilos in a short time at a fitness camp in Shaanxi, China.
The young woman, identified as Cuihua, weighed 156 kilograms and shared her training routine on her Douyin account (the Chinese TikTok). He had about 100,000 followers.
According to Insider, one of the media outlets that shared the news, Cuihua's family was the one who made the sad announcement on social media.
Cuihua weighed 156 kilos. Photo: Weibo
"Our daughter has gone to heaven and we are still assimilating this painful reality. We hope that people will not be fooled by those who seek to entertain themselves at the expense of the pain of others, which could affect parents and family. Let our daughter rest in peace, thank you," Cuihua's parents said.
The family did not attribute the influencer's death to the weight loss fit camp. On behalf of Cuihua, they expressly asked her daughter's followers not to cyberbully such places.
The cause of death is unknown. What is known is that the young woman felt bad after performing a series of exercises and that for that reason she had to go urgently to the hospital.
His goal was to lose 90 kilos in a short time. Photo: Weibo
In his networks, Cuihua said that he had managed to lose more than 25 kilos in two months and 10 kg. in the following six. Their ultimate goal was, as we already mentioned, to decrease 90 by combining strict training with a special diet.
"I'm not the fattest, but I'm the best. Waiting for my transformation," he wrote in one of his posts last September.
The family announced the sad news on their networks. Photo: Weibo
What are obese boot camps?
In 2010, the routine of a Chinese boy who was sent by his parents to a training camp similar to the one attended by Cuihua became known.
Shun, who weighed 67 kilos at age 11, was enrolled in the Beijing Gymnasium to undergo a strict routine. He was one of 12 million obese children in China that year.
To go to the Beijing Gymnasium he got up at seven in the morning in a hotel near the sports center. At 9.30 he started exercising for two hours, then he had lunch and at 13.45 he returned to do activities for two more hours. He ran on a treadmill, lifted weights and practiced aerobic exercises. In total I had four hours a day of gym.
In 15 days, Shun dropped to 61.5 kilograms.
In 2010, the number of obese children in China was one-third of the total worldwide, according to a study by the China Association for Student Nutrition and Health Promotion.
Experts attributed the weight gain of young Chinese to the country's economic rise, changing eating habits, fast food and sedentary practices.
The most recent official data, from 2004, cited by the Xinhua news agency, indicate that the number of overweight people in China, with 1.300 billion inhabitants, was 200 million in 2002, 39% more than in 1992.
Sources: Insider, news.com.au, The New York Post, Expansión.Mx
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