Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe 儿童和青少年肥胖已成全球问题

Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe 儿童和青少年肥胖已成全球问题

医学期刊《柳叶刀》（The Lancet）发布的一项研究报告指出，儿童肥胖已成全球问题。全世界有1亿2400万孩童过胖，肥胖问题已经蔓延至200个多个国家。研究结果还显示，肥胖的儿童很可能到了成年阶段依然肥胖，这会使他们面临严重的健康问题。预估从2025年开始，全球对抗因肥胖导致的疾病所要花费的医疗成本将超过9200亿英镑（约8.28万亿人民币）。请听报道。 

In the UK, one in ten children and teenagers is classed as obese. The highest rates can be found in some of the islands of Polynesia, where that proportion rises to nearly one in three. The United States and some Middle Eastern and North African countries are not far behind. There it's a fifth. 

The World Health Organisation is demanding international action to tackle the marketing, pricing and availability of cheap high-calorie food.

词汇表 is classed as 被归类为…

obese 肥胖的

proportion 比例

Middle Eastern 中东地区的，中东的

North African 北美地区的，北美的

demanding 强烈要求

tackle 处理、应对（问题）

high-calorie 高卡路里（热量单位）的，高热量的

测验 请听报道并回答下列问题。

1. True or false: One in ten children and teenagers is considered overweight in the UK.

2. Which area has the highest rates of child and teenage obesity?

3. True or false: The United States and some Middle Eastern and North African countries are far behind the highest rates.

4. What issues is the World Health Organisation demanding action on?

答案 1. True or false: One in ten children and teenagers is considered overweight in the UK.

True. According to the report, in the UK, one in ten children and teenagers is classed as obese.

2. Which area has the highest rates of child and teenage obesity?

The highest rates can be found in some of the islands of Polynesia where that proportion rises to nearly one in three.

3. True or false: The United States and some Middle Eastern and North African countries are far behind the highest rates.

False. According to the article, the United States and some Middle Eastern and North African countries are not far behind the highest rates.

4. What issues is the World Health Organisation demanding action on?

The World Health Organisation is demanding international action to tackle the marketing, pricing and availability of cheap high-calorie food.