现在的年轻人忙着减肥,但中国的小孩子却越来越胖了。
数据显示,从1992年到2020年,中国儿童青少年的身高和体重显著上升。
其中,男孩的肥胖率明显高于女孩,这与男孩摄入能量多以及家长认为“胖点有福气”的传统观念有关。
从地域上看,湖南、香港和澳门的学龄前儿童超重率位居前三。
湖南口味辛辣油润,而香港和澳门受西式快餐影响较多。
相比之下,广西的孩子最苗条。
孩子变胖的原因很多。
其中一个是父母的影响,如果父母肥胖,孩子变胖的风险会增加三倍多。
还有生活习惯的影响也很大,比如吃饭速度过快,大脑来不及发出“饱了”的信号。
从全球趋势看,儿童与青少年的肥胖率仍在持续上升,这已成为一场需要家庭和社会共同关注的健康挑战。
肥胖不仅影响外表,还会带来脂肪肝、高血压等慢性病。
保护孩子的健康,不只是减肥,更是一场关于生活方式的接力赛。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 减肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 胖 | pàng | fat / plump |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 数据 | shù jù | data |
| 显示 | xiǎn shì | to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 儿童 | ér tóng | child |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent / youth / teenager |
| 身高 | shēn gāo | (a person's) height |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 体重 | tǐ zhòng | body weight |
| 显著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding / notable / remarkable / statistically significant |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise / to go up / to ascend |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat; obese |
| 率 | lǜ | (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear / distinct / obvious |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast) |
| 摄入 | shè rù | to take in / to absorb / to consume |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy / capabilities |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 家长 | jiā zhǎng | head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 点 | diǎn | a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 福气 | fú qi | good fortune / a blessing |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with / to relate to / to concern |
| 地域 | dì yù | area / district / region |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 湖南 | Hú Nán | Hunan, a province in south-central China. |
| 香港 | Xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong |
| 澳门 | Ào mén | Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC |
| 学龄 | xué líng | school age |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 超 | chāo | ultra- / super- |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy / serious |
| 位居 | wèi jū | to be located at |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor |
| 辛辣 | xīn là | spicy hot (taste) |
| 油润 | yóu rùn | oily and glossy / rich and moist |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 西式 | xī shì | Western style |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food / snack / quick meal |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence / effect |
| 较 | jiào | (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 之下 | zhī xià | under / beneath / less than |
| 广西 | Guǎng xī | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 苗条 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim / slender / graceful |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | in addition |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit / custom / usual practice |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo |
| 过 | guò | excessively / too- |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 大脑 | dà nǎo | brain / cerebrum |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late |
| 发 | fā | to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 信号 | xìn hào | signal |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 趋势 | qū shì | trend; tendency |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet / (literary) frequently; often |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue / to persist / to last |
| 已 | yǐ | already |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 场 | cháng | classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | jointly / together |
| 关注 | guān zhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | outside / outward appearance |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring / (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 脂肪肝 | zhī fáng gān | fatty liver |
| 高血压 | gāo xuè yā | high blood pressure / hypertension |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 慢性 | màn xìng | slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) |
| 病 | bìng | illness / disease / defect |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect / to defend / to safeguard |
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only / not merely |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 接力赛 | jiē lì sài | relay race |