Nearly half of Singaporeans want to lose weight

SINGAPORE, Feb. 23 (Chinese media) -- A recent survey showed that nearly one in two Singaporeans are not satisfied with their weight, local media reported on Monday.

The Chinese language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao reported that a survey by Nielsen, a market research company, found that some 48 percent of Singaporeans said they want to shed some weight, and one in ten Singaporeans thought they are overweight.

The survey, conducted in 52 countries in last September, also found that the majority of Singaporeans who want to lose weight would choose healthier diet or exercises to achieve their goal.

The Nielsen company said this explains the thriving industries of weight losing and exercising in Singapore, adding that some 57 million Singapore dollars (about 37 million U.S. dollars) were spent on advertising in this trade.