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Childhood obesity is a huge concern in the public
兒童期肥胖是公共健康領域一個重大的
health sector. Childhood obesity cannot be linked to
熱點問題，不能只把兒童期肥胖與一個主要
one main factor, but has been linked to several possible
因素相關聯，而要與兒童生活中一系列可能的
factors in a child's life. These factors include
因素相關聯，這些因素包括
behavioral factors, environmental factors and genetic
行為因素，環境因素以及遺傳
factors. Behavioral factors would include a child
因素，行為因素包括，一個孩子
having excess energy intake or eating more calories
攝入過多能量，或者獲取的卡路里
than burning and sedentary behavior or a lack of
比燃燒掉的多，以及久坐行為，或者缺乏
physical activity. Excess energy intake can come
體育鍛煉，過多能量攝取可以來自于
from large portion sizes, meals away from home,
食物分量太大，在外用餐
added sugar and snacking on energy dense foods.
添加糖以及能量密集型的小吃食品
As technology moves forward our daily routines
隨著技術的進步，我們開始習慣于每天
are beginning to become more sedentary.
更多地靜坐在那里
Sedentary activity is beginning to replace physical
久坐這件事情開始取代體育鍛煉
activity which also lowers metabolic rates in children.
它同樣會使兒童的代謝速率變得更低
It's important to keep children physically active to
讓孩子們保持體育運動十分重要
burn off those calories being consumed and encourage
這會幫助他們燃燒掉他們獲取的卡路里，告訴
children to be active in their lives. Environmental
他們生命在于運動也很重要，環境
factors can be a large contributor to our eating
對我們的飲食方式而言也是一個
patterns as well. Similar to parent influences,
重要因素，與父母的影響類似
the home environment holds a big impact to
家庭環境對兒童期肥胖構成了
childhood obesity. Parents are the best role models
重大影響，父母在孩子用健康方式生活
for their children living the healthy life and children
方面是最好的行為榜樣，孩子們
are going to best develop their habits learning from
將會學習他們的父母來養成他們的最佳
their parents. Also, awareness of childhood obesity
習慣，同樣，對兒童期肥胖的關注
has encouraged changes in other environmental
也已促進了其他環境和周圍事物發生
surroundings such as childcare, schools, and
改變，如兒童保育設施，學校和
community recreation options. Childcare and schools
社區娛樂條件，兒童保育設施和學校
are offering better meal options for children and making
都在為孩子們提供更好的飲食并且
a better effort to increase the amount of daily physical
致力于增加他們的日常身體鍛煉
activity. Communities are promoting recreation
社區正在通過改善自行車道，人行道和公園
activities by improving access to bike paths, sidewalks
等設施來促進一些娛樂活動的
and parks. In recent years it has been thought that
開展，近些年來，遺傳因素被認為是
genetic factors contribute to an individual's ability
一個人減少或者增加體重的能力的因素
to lose or gain weight. But this has found to play a
然而，在對近一段時間兒童期肥胖數量
minor role in the recent increase in childhood obesity.
進行觀察后發現，這個因素其實并不重要
The lifelong impacts in health complications of
兒童期肥胖的并發癥成為一個主要的
childhood obesity are a primary concern.
對健康的關注，因為它會造成終身影響
Health complications which are typically associated
通常只在成人身上出現的并發癥
with adults are beginning to show up in children.
也逐漸開始在兒童身上顯現
Complications include type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol
這些并發癥包括2型糖尿病，高膽固醇
and high blood pressure. Other diseases are at
以及高血壓，在肥胖兒童身上，其他疾病
higher risk in obese children such as asthma and
也處在爆發的高危之勢，如哮喘和
sleeping disorders. If no health consequences arise
睡眠障礙，如果在兒童期健康狀況
during childhood, childhood obesity has been found
不能加以改善，那么兒童期肥胖就會
to accelerate the development of cardiovascular
加速心血管疾病的發展
diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure
比如，心臟病和高血壓
and metabolic diseases such as diabetes earlier in
與新陳代謝疾病，比如成人期早期的
adulthood. Research is beginning to question if
糖尿病，研究已經開始質疑
children's dietary habits can help reduce the risk
兒童的膳食習慣是否能夠有助于降低成年后
of cancer later in life. Currently there is not a lot
患癌癥的風險，目前，并沒有太多研究
of research available to the duration of time required
可以持續所需要的那么長時間來
for such a study. A study done from 1937 to 1939
進行觀察 1937到1939年對家庭飲食
on family diet and health did a 60 year follow up of
所進行的一項研究對相同受試者進行了60年
the same participants. Researchers looked at the food
的跟蹤調查，研究者對受試者兒童期
and vegetable consumption of the participants as
所食用的食物和蔬菜進行了解，對比
children with the same number of participants who
相同數量的這些受試者中60年后
had acquired cancer 60 years later. This study found
得了癌癥的那些人，這項研究發現
a low cancer association in adults with high fruit
在兒童期食用水果較多的那部分人
consumption during childhood. The reasoning is
患癌癥的比例較低，原因
that to be attributed to the antioxidants in fruits
可解釋為水果中的抗氧化物
which are thought to prevent cancerous cells.
被認為是可以阻止癌細胞生長的
