【轻松英文阅读】肥胖人群最多的国家

 Congratulations America! You are no longer the world’s most obese¹ country. But it may be a little too early to start celebrating . This does not mean Americans are getting thinner, just that another country has gotten fatter.

 

Mexico now has the highest percentage of obese people compared to any other major country in the world . At the same time , Mexico is still struggling with malnutrition² and hunger. Around 70 percent of Mexican adults are overweight . More strikingly, almost 33 percent of the population is obese. In comparison, 31.8 percent of American adults are considered to be obese. The new statistics come from a survey carried out by the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization.

 

Some have criticized the report. They claim that the numbers are skewed, because the survey was carried out in the poorer Southern part of the country, where there are more problems with malnutrition and obesity³.

 

Poor people are eating cheap food, which tends to be unhealthy and higher in calories. At the same time, Mexicans are now working in sedentary urban jobs . The combination is leading to a very serious epidemic⁴.

1 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。

2 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

3 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。

4 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。