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But knowing that these overweight children are
但是要了解到這些超重的孩子
very likely to become obese adults adds another level
極有可能成為肥胖的成人，這又增加了問題的
to the problem. The risk of adult obesity at every age
嚴重性，在每一個年齡區間，成人肥胖的風險
interval is significantly greater if the child is
將會極度增大，如果這個孩子本身
overweight and if the child has a parent that is obese.
超重并且他父母中有一個也屬于肥胖的話
Looking at the table you can see that 1 to 2 year olds
看看這個圖表，您會發現1到2歲大的孩子
with no obese parents only had an 8 percent chance
他們父母不肥胖的話，他們成年后患上肥胖
of becoming obese in adulthood.But an overweight
的幾率只有8%，但是，一個超重的
10 to 14 year-old with obese parents had a 79
10到14歲有肥胖父母的孩子，成年后患
percent chance of becoming obese in adulthood.
肥胖的幾率則高達79%
This cycle clearly needs to be stopped before it starts
這個現象顯然在發生之前就應該被阻止
Yes, something drastic needs to be done but not just
的確，應該采取一些強有力的措施，但絕不僅
because of the rise of obesity.You may be thinking,
是由于肥胖的增加，您可能想
well, my child isn't overweight.But weight is not
好吧，我的孩子體重正常，但是，體重并不是
the only measure of health.It is important for both
健康的唯一標尺，對于正常體重
normal weight and overweight children to get
和超重的孩子而言，攝入推薦的
the recommended nutrients and the fact of the matter
營養素十分重要，事實是
is that most children are not meeting all of
大多數孩子并沒有得到所有
the recommendations.Only two percent of kids
推薦的營養素，只有2%的孩子
meet all food guide pyramid recommendations.
達到了食物指南金字塔推薦的標準
16 percent do not meet any.40 percent meet
16%的沒有得到推薦中的任何東西 40%
only one.And more than 84 percent of kids eat
只得到了一項，超過84%的孩子攝入
too much fat while 91 percent on children eat
過量脂肪 91%的孩子攝入
too much saturated fat.Less than 15 percent of
過量飽和脂肪，不足15%的
children get enough fruits.Less than twenty percent
孩子吃足夠多的水果，不足20%的
get enough vegetables.And less than 30 percent get
吃足夠多的蔬菜，不足30%的飲用
enough milk.Can you guess what our children do
足量的牛奶，您知道我們的孩子在哪方面
get enough of.While fruit, vegetable and milk
攝入量足夠嗎?他們的水果，蔬菜和牛奶的
recommendations are frequently far from being met
攝入量通常遠低于推薦水平
soft drink consumption is soaring.Looking at
而他們軟飲料的飲用量卻在躥升，看看
this data you can see that soft drinks make up a
這組數據，您會發現許多各個年齡段的兒童
fair share of total calories each day for many children
他們飲用的軟飲料占據每日總卡路里量的份額
of all ages.Not only are children being fed too much
是基本相等的，孩子們不僅被灌入了太多
pop but the majority of their snacks come from
汽水，他們零食中的大部分也都是一些
cookies, desserts, potato chips, salty snacks and candy
餅干，甜品，薯片，咸味零食以及糖果
16 percent of snacks are fruits but only one percent of
他們零食中有16%是水果，但是只有1%是
snacks are veggies.It shouldn't be surprising that
蔬菜，這也就難怪多數孩子
most children eat only half the recommended 5 daily
只攝入了針對水果和蔬菜的5項每日
servings of fruits and vegetables. Plus, the vegetables
備餐推薦中的一半，另外，他們所吃的
that they are eating are not the highest in nutrient
蔬菜在營養質量方面并非是最佳的
quality.The most common vegetables eaten
孩子們最常吃的蔬菜是
by children are French fries, catsup, and pizza sauce.
炸薯條，番茄醬，披薩醬
Children have especially low intakes of nutrient
他們攝入的富含營養素的深綠色蔬菜和
rich dark green leafy and deep yellow veggies.As you can see this
多葉蔬菜少之又少，你可以看到這就是
is an overview of how to read "my pyramid".
如何大致上去解讀"我的金字塔"
Locate the moderation description in the middle of
看一看左邊中間對適中的描述
the left side.It explains that moderation is
它解釋道，在金字塔上，適中是由將
represented on the pyramid by narrowing of each
從底到頂的每一個食物組
food group from the bottom to the top.The wider
進行窄化來代表的，更寬的
base stands for foods with little or no added fats
塔基代表沒有或幾乎沒有添加脂肪或糖的
or sugars.These should be selected more often.
食物，應當經常選擇這些食物
The narrower top area stands for foods containing
更窄的頂部區域代表那些含有更多
more added sugar and solid fats.These should be
添加糖和脂肪的食物，應當盡量少地
selected less often.For example, brown rice would
選擇這些食物，比如說，糙米應該
be at the base of the grain group while a donut
是在谷物組的底層而炸面圈應該是在
would be at the tip.For the vegetable group spinach
最上端，在蔬菜組中，菠菜應該是在
would be at the base while French fries would be
最底層而炸薯條應該是在
at the top.For the fruits an apple would be at the
最上層，對水果組而言，一個蘋果應該是在
base while a slice of apple pie would be at the tip.
底層而一份蘋果餡餅則應該是在最上端
