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By Paige Kollock
New York City
28 May 2008
 

New York City, among the most aggressive U.S. municipalities in pursuing new public health regulations, is doing it again. In 2003, the City banned smoking indoors.  Last year, it prohibited restaurants from using trans fats in food.  Now, New York is requiring many restaurants to publish and post the calorie content of their foods, to help combat a growing "obesity¹ epidemic²." City officials say this is their way to fight the obesity epidemic and other U.S. cities are following the lead.  VOA's Paige Kollock reports from New York.

 

1 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。

2 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。