2018考研英语双语阅读：儿童和少年肥胖症在全球蔓延

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　　Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe

　　儿童和少年肥胖症在全球蔓延

　　The analysis in the Lancet looks at obesity trends in over 200 countries.

　　《柳叶刀》杂志的中一项研究对全球200多个国家的肥胖趋势进行了分析。

　　In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged five to 19, is obese.

　　在英国，每10个5～19岁的年轻人中就有一个患有肥胖症。

　　Obese children are likely to become obese adults, putting them at risk of serious health problems, say experts.

　　专家说，这些肥胖儿童在长大成人后很可能还带有肥胖症，那时他们就要面临严重的健康问题。

　　These include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer, such as breast and colon.

　　包括诱发2型糖尿病、心脏病、中风和其他类型的癌症，如乳腺癌和结肠癌。

　　Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilising in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the world, lead researcher Prof Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London says.

　　伦敦帝国理工学院的首席研究员马吉德.伊扎蒂教授表示，尽管儿童肥胖率在许多高收入欧洲国家(包括英国)似乎比较稳定，但在世界其他许多地区，儿童肥胖率正在以惊人的速度增长。

　　Researchers believe wide availability and promotion of cheap, fattening food is one of the main drivers.

　　研究人员认为大面积的食用和推广廉价的肥腻食品是造成这一现象的主要驱动因素之一。

　　The largest increase in the number of obese children and adolescents has been in East Asia. China and India have seen rates "balloon" in recent years.

　　在东亚，肥胖儿童和青少年的数量增幅最大。近年来，中国和印度也已经开始出现了民众增肥的现象。

　　Polynesia and Micronesia have the highest rate of all - around half of the young population in these countries is overweight or obese.

　　而在波利尼西亚和密克罗尼西亚的肥胖率最高，大约一半的年轻人口超重或过度肥胖。

　　The researchers say that if current world trends continue, ’obese’ will soon be more common than ’underweight’.

　　研究人员说，如果世界目前的状态继续持续下去，肥胖现象很快将比体重不足更为常见。

　　The number of underweight girls and boys worldwide has been decreasing since a peak in the year 2000.

　　自体重不足比例在2000年达到峰值以来，全球体重不足的女孩和男孩的数量一直在减少。

　　In 2016, 192m young people were underweight - still significantly more than the number of young people who were obese, but that looks set to change.

　　在2016年，有1.92亿年轻人体重过轻—远远超过肥胖的年轻人的数量，但现在看起来这一规律将会改变。

　　Obesity researcher Dr Harry Rutter, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "This is a huge problem that will get worse.

　　来自伦敦卫生和热带医学学院的肥胖研究人员哈里.拉特博士说:“这是一个严重的问题，而且可能会变得更糟。”

　　Even skinny people are heavier than they would have been ten years ago.

　　“即使是骨瘦如柴的人也比十年前重了。”

　　We have not become more weak-willed, lazy or greedy. The reality is the world around us is changing."

　　“我们没有变得更软弱、懒惰或贪婪。现实是我们周围的世界正在发生变化。”

　　Dr Fiona Bull from the World Health Organization called for tough action to crack down on "calorie-dense, nutrient-poor food" and promote more physical activity.

　　来自世界卫生组织的菲奥娜.布尔博士呼吁采取强硬措施来打击“高热量、营养不良的食物”，并促进更多的体育活动。

　　So far, just over 20 countries around the world have introduced a tax on sugary drinks.

　　到目前为止，世界上已有20多个国家对含糖饮料进行征税。

　　Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said: "Our sugar reduction programme and the government’s sugar levy are world-leading, but this is just the beginning of a long journey to tackle the challenge of a generation.

　　英国公共卫生部门的首席营养学家艾莉森.泰德斯通博士说:“我们的糖摄入减少计划和政府的糖征税政策是世界领先极的，但这仅仅是解决这代人肥胖挑战的漫长旅程的开始。”

　　The evidence is clear, that just telling people what to do won’t work. Whilst education and information are important, deeper actions are needed to help us lower calorie consumption and achieve healthier diets.

　　“其实造成这种现象的原因很明显，但是仅仅告诉人们该怎么做根本就起不了作用。虽然政府教导和信息传递起到很重要的作用，但仍需要采取更深层次的行动来帮助我们降低卡路里的消耗，并实现更健康的饮食。”

　　来源:BBC 新闻

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