He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for strokes and heart disease. An averagely obese persons lifespan is shortened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more.
Prof. Prentice said: So will parents outlive their children. as claimed recently by an American obesity specialist? The answer is yes-and no. Yes,when the offspring become grossly obese. This is now becoming an alarmingly common occurrence in the US. Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health. So say No to that doughnut and burger.
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小孩长得太胖了 他们可能会成为先于父母死去的第一代人,一个专家昨天宣称。现在的青少年已经因为超重而成为糖尿病等潜在杀手的受害者。高脂肪的快餐饮食加上久坐于电视和电脑前的生活方式可能意味着孩子会悲惨地早逝,伦敦卫生及热带医学院的教授安德鲁 普伦蒂斯如是说。
与此同时,由于成年人变得非常肥胖,人类的体形正在经历一个巨大的演变。在英国,最新的研究表明,男人的平均腰围达到36-38英寸,到2032年还可能达到42-44英寸。相比之下,1972年的数据仅仅是32.6英寸。女人的平均腰围从1920年的22英寸增长到50年代的24英寸,而现在已达到30英寸。儿童现在面临重大的危险,其中一个主要原因是肥胖的年轻化。仅仅在英国,就有超过lOO万16岁以下的少年被列为超重或肥胖,其数量是80年代中期的2倍。4岁的儿童中每10个就有一个在医学上被认定为肥胖。肥胖流行病 一场广泛的传染病 从美国开始,现已传播到欧洲、澳大利亚、中美洲和中东。
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