More than 3% of Shanghai kids are too fat

时间：2007-10-11 07:57:48

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Chinanews, Shanghai, October 10 – Shanghai has conducted a physical check for local kids aged1 under 6, finding that 3.6% o them are too fat, while the proportion in 1986 was only 0.42%. Quite a large number of them have hypertension.

 

“It is very likely for an obese2 kid to remain fat when he/she grows up, and it will lead to various fatal diseases like diabetes3, hypertension, cancer and gout,” said Ji Chengye, the director of the Institute of Adolescent Health.

 

“Today many young people and even kids are afflicted4 with cardiovascular disease, especially those who are too fat,” said a doctor.

 

15% of parents and 20% of grandparents think that fat children are cute. However, their wrong concept that has caused a series of health problems to their kids.

 
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1 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
2 obese uvIya     
adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的
参考例句：
  • The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
  • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
3 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。
4 afflicted aaf4adfe86f9ab55b4275dae2a2e305a     
使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
  • A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

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