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The educational materials presented here were developed
以下教育资讯由爱荷华州立大学
by students and faculty at the department of
食物科学和人类营养学院的
food science and human nutrition at Iowa State
师生共同研究产生
University.Funding for this project was provided
此计划由美国中西部癌症协会
by grants from the American Cancer Society Midwest
和兰斯，阿姆斯特朗基金会
and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.The materials
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are intended for education use and are not meant
教育用途而非提供医疗建议
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If you can remember back to your first few years in
如果您还记得您小学时最初的几年
elementary school think about your favorite subject.
请回忆一下您最喜欢的科目是什么
Maybe you really enjoyed your math class and
也许您真的喜欢数学课
had parents that would congratulate you on
您的父母会称赞您因为
your 100 percent gold starred math homework.
您的数学作业得了一百分
On the other hand maybe you were not so good at
也有可能，您不是很擅长数学
math but loved art class and had parents that would
却对艺术课情有独钟，您的父母
always make sure to ask about all of your latest
总是关切地询问您最近在学校所做的
creations in school.Or maybe your favorite subject
所有作品，再或者，您最喜欢的科目
was reading or music.Well, I want to talk to you
是阅读或者音乐，那么，我告诉您
about my favorite subject, the lunch period.
我最喜欢的科目吧，那就是午餐时间
Parents should be talking to their kids about
父母们应该就他们的孩子在学校选择
what they choose to eat at school in the same way
吃什么与他们谈谈，就像父母们
parents ask their kids about how they are doing in
询问他们的孩子在数学课上表现如何那样
math class.Education is now more than the three Rs.
现在的教育已不仅限于那三个"R"了
So let's start the discussion by
所以我们就从学校食物营养的现状来开始
talking openly about the facts of school nutrition.
开诚布公地谈一谈
Now this is important information for anyone
这是一个相当重要的信息，无论对于任何
who is a parent, a grandparent, a future parent,
父母，祖父母，未来的父母
anyone who is a babysitter, anyone in the
作保姆的人，以保健为职业的人
healthcare profession, anyone in a profession
还是从事与学校和任何社区成员
associated with a school and any community member
之类相关的职业的人
in general.I'm sure it's no surprise that obesity is
我相信肥胖者的人数在我们国家正在
on the rise for both adults and children in our nation.
上升，无论大人还是孩子，这不足为奇
This chart shows the obesity trend in both girls
这张图显示了在6-11和12-19岁的
and boys ages 6-11 and ages 12-19.The first column
年龄段的女孩和男孩的肥胖趋势，第一组柱
is showing data from 1963-1970 when less than
显示了1963-1970年的数据，那时
5 percent of children were overweight or obese.
只有不到5%的孩子超重或者肥胖
The last column is showing data from 2003-2004.
最后面一组柱显示了2003-2004年的数据
By this time between 15 and 20 percent of children
这期间已经有15%到20%的孩子
were overweight or obese.I have even read that
属于超重或者肥胖，我读到的数字更令人吃惊
the number is now up to 32 percent of children
现在已经有高达32%的
between the ages of 2 to 19 that are overweight
2到19岁的孩子属于超重
or obese.One in two children between the ages
或者肥胖了，在6到19岁的美国孩子中
of 6 and 19 in the US is overweight or at risk of
两个里面就有一个属于超重或者有超重的
overweight.Data strongly suggests that obese children
危险，数据强有力地说明了肥胖儿童
are more likely to develop adverse health outcomes
更有可能产生对自己健康不利的后果
including diabetes, hypertension and even
包括糖尿病，高血压，甚至
a shortened lifespan.Weight loss attempts in
寿命缩短，成年后的减肥尝试
adulthood are very difficult and have limited success
是非常艰难的，也收效甚微
so it is very important and urgent to address and
所以，非常重要和紧急的是要提出并
reverse the obesity epidemic in childhood.
扭转孩子在儿童时期的肥胖趋势
Addressing the problem before it begins in childhood
在孩子童年时期问题尚未出现时就把它提出来
is a major public health strategy.Take a look
这是一个重要的公共健康策略，看一看
at the data on this next slide to see why early
下一张幻灯片上的数据，您就知道为何早期
prevention is key.The fact that 1 in 2 children
预防是如此关键，事实是如此令人警醒
are overweight or are risk of becoming overweight
两个孩子当中就有一个属于超重或有变得超重
is alarming.The fact that 32 percent of children
的危险，另一个事实同样也令人警醒 32%
are overweight or obese is equally alarming.
的孩子是超重的或肥胖的
