時(shí)差N小時(shí):預(yù)防肥胖要趁早

A recent survey conducted by the Departmentof Health (DOH) showed that one out of every fourjunior high school students is currently overweight.The survey sample included roughly 4,400 juniorhigh students in Taiwan. It found that 35% of boysand 22% of girls are carrying excess kilos, settingthemselves up for a host of future medical problemsincluding diabetes.

近期一項(xiàng)由衛(wèi)生部發(fā)起的調(diào)查研究顯示有1/4的初中生體重超過(guò)正常標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。研究樣本大約包括4400個(gè)臺(tái)灣初中生。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)35%的男孩和22%的女孩體內(nèi)帶有多余的卡路里，這會(huì)使他們將來(lái)面臨很多健康問(wèn)題，包括糖尿病。

One culprit is bad food. The survey also showed that soda and other sugar-based drinks arethe choice of 80% of junior high school students at least twice a week. Exercise is a dailyrecommendation for children, but the survey claims 40% of kids in Taiwan are not evenbreaking a sweat three times a week.

劣質(zhì)食物就是罪魁禍?zhǔn)字?。調(diào)查也顯示80%的臺(tái)灣初中生一周至少會(huì)飲用兩次蘇打和含糖飲料。依照建議，兒童每天都要運(yùn)動(dòng)，但是這項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，臺(tái)灣有四成孩童一周運(yùn)動(dòng)不到三次。

Chairman Chuang Lee-ming of the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China says thetime for action has come: "Prevention is more effective than treatment. Since we know thatbeing overweight is one of the risk factors for diabetes in children, we should take the problemseriously."

臺(tái)灣地區(qū)糖尿病協(xié)會(huì)的主席張利民指出，應(yīng)對(duì)這一狀況應(yīng)該采取相應(yīng)措施：“預(yù)防比治療更有效。既然知道體重過(guò)胖是導(dǎo)致兒童患糖尿病的一個(gè)危險(xiǎn)因素，我們就應(yīng)該嚴(yán)肅對(duì)待。

While severely obese people are currently a rarity in Taiwan, the experiences of the U.S.,Canada and much of Western Europe show that weight can sneak up on a population quickly.Taiwan should endeavor to nip obesity in the bud, before it's too late.

雖然目前有嚴(yán)重肥胖問(wèn)題的人在臺(tái)灣很罕見，但是美國(guó)、加拿大和西歐許多國(guó)家的經(jīng)驗(yàn)都顯示，肥胖問(wèn)題可能很快便不知不覺地找上許多人。臺(tái)灣當(dāng)局應(yīng)積極應(yīng)對(duì)，將肥胖癥扼殺在萌芽狀態(tài)，以免悔之不及。