Obese women, children underestimate their weight: study

    BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that many overweight(超重的) women and children often underestimate how heavy they are, according to media reports Wednesday.
    The study, conducted by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, surveyed 111 women with the average age of 39 and 111 children aged¹ between 7 and 13.
    Among the participants, about 66 percent of the women and 39 percent of the kids were overweight or obese².
    They were shown images of different body silhouettes³ representing a range of weights, including underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese（肥胖的） and extremely obese.
    The research findings showed that 82 percent of obese women and 43 percent of overweight women underestimated their weight, while only 13 percent of normal weight women did so.
    As to the children group, about 86 percent overweight or obese kids low-balled their weight.
    Lead author Dr. Nicole Dumas said, "The implications of this is the overwhelming impact of obesity⁴ on children who are growing up in communities where obesity and overweight is the norm rather than the exception."She added, "Strategies to overcome the obesity epidemic⁵ will need to address this barrier to weight loss."（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

3 silhouettes   

轮廓( silhouette的名词复数 )； （人的）体形； （事物的）形状； 剪影

参考例句：

• Now that darkness was falling, only their silhouettes were outlined against the faintly glimmering sky. 这时节两山只剩余一抹深黑，赖天空微明为画出一个轮廓。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• They could see silhouettes. 他们能看得见影子的。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。