"Changing Diabetes Bus" arrived in Shanghai

时间：2007-03-05 00:14:24

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Chinanews, Shanghai, Mar1. 3 – The famous "Changing Diabetes2 Bus" arrived in Shanghai on March 1.

 

The bus started its journey some 18 months ago in Copenhagen. Its destinations include countries of all the continents, such as Denmark (its starting point and end point), Germany, Holland, France, South Africa, Australia, China, Japan, Britain, Canada, and US.

 

There will be six stops for the bus in China, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Jinan, Beijing and Tianjin, making up a 2,000-km journey, during which facts about diabetes will be told to the citizens and free health checks conducted.

 

Currently3, nearly 5% of Shanghainese over 20 years old are suffering from diabetes, and another 5% might become diabetes patients soon. That is to say nearly 10% of Shanghainese have problems with their glucose4 metabolism5. Experts believe that the unhealthy diet and bad habit of the Shanghainese should be blamed.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句：
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
3 currently SvMzI2     
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
参考例句：
  • Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
  • Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
4 glucose Fyiyz     
n.葡萄糖
参考例句：
  • I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
  • The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。
5 metabolism 171zC     
n.新陈代谢
参考例句：
  • After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
  • All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

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