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A recent survey conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that one out of every four junior high school students is currently overweight. The survey sample included roughly 4,400 junior high students in Taiwan. It found that 35% of boys and 22% of girls are carrying excess kilos, setting themselves up for a host of future medical problems including diabetes.
近期一項由衛生部發起的調查研究顯示有1/4的初中生體重超過正常標準。研究樣本大約包括4400個臺灣初中生。研究發現35%的男孩和22%的女孩體內帶有多余的卡路里，這會使他們將來面臨很多健康問題，包括糖尿病。
One culprit is bad food. The survey also showed that soda and other sugar-based drinks are the choice of 80% of junior high school students at least twice a week. Exercise is a daily recommendation for children, but the survey claims 40% of kids in Taiwan are not even breaking a sweat three times a week.
劣質食物就是罪魁禍首之一。調查也顯示80%的臺灣初中生一周至少會飲用兩次蘇打和含糖飲料。依照建議，兒童每天都要運動，但是這項調查顯示，臺灣有四成孩童一周運動不到三次。
Chairman Chuang Lee-ming of the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China says the time for action has come: "Prevention is more effective than treatment. Since we know that being overweight is one of the risk factors for diabetes in children, we should take the problem seriously."
臺灣地區糖尿病協會的主席張利民指出，應對這一狀況應該采取相應措施：“預防比治療更有效。既然知道體重過胖是導致兒童患糖尿病的一個危險因素，我們就應該嚴肅對待。
While severely obese people are currently a rarity in Taiwan, the experiences of the U.S., Canada and much of Western Europe show that weight can sneak up on a population quickly. Taiwan should endeavor to nip obesity in the bud, before it's too late.
雖然目前有嚴重肥胖問題的人在臺灣很罕見，但是美國、加拿大和西歐許多國家的經驗都顯示，肥胖問題可能很快便不知不覺地找上許多人。臺灣當局應積極應對，將肥胖癥扼殺在萌芽狀態，以免悔之不及。
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