Childrenaregettingsofatthattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparentsanexpertsays.Today'syoungpeoplewillbeaffectedbypotential(潜在的)killerssuchasheartdiseasebecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast
Childrenaregettingsofatthattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparentsanexpertsays.
Today'syoungpeoplewillbeaffectedbypotential(潜在的)killerssuchasheartdiseasebecauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwiththelifestyleswithtelevisionsandcomputerscouldmeankidswilldieyoungsaysProfessorAndrewPrenticefromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Atthesametimetheshapeofthehumanbodyisgoingthroughagreatchangebecauseadultsaregettingsofat.
HereinBritainthelatestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36~38inchesandmaybe42~44inchesby2032.Thiscompareswithonly32.6inchesin1972.Women'swaistshavegrownfromanaverageof22inchesinthe1920sto24inchesinthe1950sand30inchesnow.Oneofthemajorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskisthatwearegettingfatteryounger.IntheUKalonemorethanonemillionunder16yearsoldarethought
tobeoverweightorfat—doublethenumberinthe1980s.Oneintenoffour-year-oldsarealsomedicallysaidtobeobese.
TheobesitywhichstartedintheUShasnowspreadtoEuropeAustraliaCentralAmericaandtheMiddleEast.Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationasobeseandwelloverhalfofthepopulationasoverweight.
ProfessorPrenticesaysthechangeinourshapehasbeencausedbyhigh-energyfoodscombinedwithadramatic(急剧的)dropintheenergyweuseasaresultoftechnologydevelopments.
Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicalmagazinerevealedhowobesitywasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestheriskfactorforheartdiseaseandsoon.Anaveragelyobeseperson'slifespan(寿命)isshortenedbyaroundnineyearswhileaseriouslyobesepersonbymuchmore.
ProfessorPrenticesays
“So_will_parents_live_longer_than_their_children_as_an_American_obesity_expert_said_recently?”
“Theanswerisyes—andno.”Yeswhenmostchildrenbecomeobese.NobecausethisisnowbecominganalarminglyseriousproblemintheUS.“Suchchildrenwillhaveagreatlyreducedqualityoflifeonbothbodyandmind.”
Sosay“No”tosandwichesandhamburgers.
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