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The educational materials presented here were developed
以下教育資訊由愛荷華州立大學
by students and faculty at the department of
食物科學和人類營養學院的
food science and human nutrition at Iowa State
師生共同研究產生
University.Funding for this project was provided
此計劃由美國中西部癌癥協會
by grants from the American Cancer Society Midwest
和蘭斯，阿姆斯特朗基金會
and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.The materials
提供資助，節目資訊旨在
are intended for education use and are not meant
教育用途而非提供醫療建議
to provide medical advice.We welcome your feedback
我們歡迎您對這些資訊提出
about these materials.Please use the evaluation
您的反饋，請點擊主頁上的
survey link on the homepage to provide
評估調查鏈接來提供
your comments and suggestions.
您的評論與建議
If you can remember back to your first few years in
如果您還記得您小學時最初的幾年
elementary school think about your favorite subject.
請回憶一下您最喜歡的科目是什么
Maybe you really enjoyed your math class and
也許您真的喜歡數學課
had parents that would congratulate you on
您的父母會稱贊您因為
your 100 percent gold starred math homework.
您的數學作業得了一百分
On the other hand maybe you were not so good at
也有可能，您不是很擅長數學
math but loved art class and had parents that would
卻對藝術課情有獨鐘，您的父母
always make sure to ask about all of your latest
總是關切地詢問您最近在學校所做的
creations in school.Or maybe your favorite subject
所有作品，再或者，您最喜歡的科目
was reading or music.Well, I want to talk to you
是閱讀或者音樂，那么，我告訴您
about my favorite subject, the lunch period.
我最喜歡的科目吧，那就是午餐時間
Parents should be talking to their kids about
父母們應該就他們的孩子在學校選擇
what they choose to eat at school in the same way
吃什么與他們談談，就像父母們
parents ask their kids about how they are doing in
詢問他們的孩子在數學課上表現如何那樣
math class.Education is now more than the three Rs.
現在的教育已不僅限于那三個"R"了
So let's start the discussion by
所以我們就從學校食物營養的現狀來開始
talking openly about the facts of school nutrition.
開誠布公地談一談
Now this is important information for anyone
這是一個相當重要的信息，無論對于任何
who is a parent, a grandparent, a future parent,
父母，祖父母，未來的父母
anyone who is a babysitter, anyone in the
作保姆的人，以保健為職業的人
healthcare profession, anyone in a profession
還是從事與學校和任何社區成員
associated with a school and any community member
之類相關的職業的人
in general.I'm sure it's no surprise that obesity is
我相信肥胖者的人數在我們國家正在
on the rise for both adults and children in our nation.
上升，無論大人還是孩子，這不足為奇
This chart shows the obesity trend in both girls
這張圖顯示了在6-11和12-19歲的
and boys ages 6-11 and ages 12-19.The first column
年齡段的女孩和男孩的肥胖趨勢，第一組柱
is showing data from 1963-1970 when less than
顯示了1963-1970年的數據，那時
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.
最后面一組柱顯示了2003-2004年的數據
By this time between 15 and 20 percent of children
這期間已經有15%到20%的孩子
were overweight or obese.I have even read that
屬于超重或者肥胖，我讀到的數字更令人吃驚
the number is now up to 32 percent of children
現在已經有高達32%的
between the ages of 2 to 19 that are overweight
2到19歲的孩子屬于超重
or obese.One in two children between the ages
或者肥胖了，在6到19歲的美國孩子中
of 6 and 19 in the US is overweight or at risk of
兩個里面就有一個屬于超重或者有超重的
overweight.Data strongly suggests that obese children
危險，數據強有力地說明了肥胖兒童
are more likely to develop adverse health outcomes
更有可能產生對自己健康不利的后果
including diabetes, hypertension and even
包括糖尿病，高血壓，甚至
a shortened lifespan.Weight loss attempts in
壽命縮短，成年后的減肥嘗試
adulthood are very difficult and have limited success
是非常艱難的，也收效甚微
so it is very important and urgent to address and
所以，非常重要和緊急的是要提出并
reverse the obesity epidemic in childhood.
扭轉孩子在兒童時期的肥胖趨勢
Addressing the problem before it begins in childhood
在孩子童年時期問題尚未出現時就把它提出來
is a major public health strategy.Take a look
這是一個重要的公共健康策略，看一看
at the data on this next slide to see why early
下一張幻燈片上的數據，您就知道為何早期
prevention is key.The fact that 1 in 2 children
預防是如此關鍵，事實是如此令人警醒
are overweight or are risk of becoming overweight
兩個孩子當中就有一個屬于超重或有變得超重
is alarming.The fact that 32 percent of children
的危險，另一個事實同樣也令人警醒 32%
are overweight or obese is equally alarming.
的孩子是超重的或肥胖的
