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But knowing that these overweight children are
但是要了解到这些超重的孩子
very likely to become obese adults adds another level
极有可能成为肥胖的成人，这又增加了问题的
to the problem. The risk of adult obesity at every age
严重性，在每一个年龄区间，成人肥胖的风险
interval is significantly greater if the child is
将会极度增大，如果这个孩子本身
overweight and if the child has a parent that is obese.
超重并且他父母中有一个也属于肥胖的话
Looking at the table you can see that 1 to 2 year olds
看看这个图表，您会发现1到2岁大的孩子
with no obese parents only had an 8 percent chance
他们父母不肥胖的话，他们成年后患上肥胖
of becoming obese in adulthood.But an overweight
的几率只有8%，但是，一个超重的
10 to 14 year-old with obese parents had a 79
10到14岁有肥胖父母的孩子，成年后患
percent chance of becoming obese in adulthood.
肥胖的几率则高达79%
This cycle clearly needs to be stopped before it starts
这个现象显然在发生之前就应该被阻止
Yes, something drastic needs to be done but not just
的确，应该采取一些强有力的措施，但绝不仅
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，我的孩子体重正常，但是，体重并不是
the only measure of health.It is important for both
健康的唯一标尺，对于正常体重
normal weight and overweight children to get
和超重的孩子而言，摄入推荐的
the recommended nutrients and the fact of the matter
营养素十分重要，事实是
is that most children are not meeting all of
大多数孩子并没有得到所有
the recommendations.Only two percent of kids
推荐的营养素，只有2%的孩子
meet all food guide pyramid recommendations.
达到了食物指南金字塔推荐的标准
16 percent do not meet any.40 percent meet
16%的没有得到推荐中的任何东西 40%
only one.And more than 84 percent of kids eat
只得到了一项，超过84%的孩子摄入
too much fat while 91 percent on children eat
过量脂肪 91%的孩子摄入
too much saturated fat.Less than 15 percent of
过量饱和脂肪，不足15%的
children get enough fruits.Less than twenty percent
孩子吃足够多的水果，不足20%的
get enough vegetables.And less than 30 percent get
吃足够多的蔬菜，不足30%的饮用
enough milk.Can you guess what our children do
足量的牛奶，您知道我们的孩子在哪方面
get enough of.While fruit, vegetable and milk
摄入量足够吗?他们的水果，蔬菜和牛奶的
recommendations are frequently far from being met
摄入量通常远低于推荐水平
soft drink consumption is soaring.Looking at
而他们软饮料的饮用量却在蹿升，看看
this data you can see that soft drinks make up a
这组数据，您会发现许多各个年龄段的儿童
fair share of total calories each day for many children
他们饮用的软饮料占据每日总卡路里量的份额
of all ages.Not only are children being fed too much
是基本相等的，孩子们不仅被灌入了太多
pop but the majority of their snacks come from
汽水，他们零食中的大部分也都是一些
cookies, desserts, potato chips, salty snacks and candy
饼干，甜品，薯片，咸味零食以及糖果
16 percent of snacks are fruits but only one percent of
他们零食中有16%是水果，但是只有1%是
snacks are veggies.It shouldn't be surprising that
蔬菜，这也就难怪多数孩子
most children eat only half the recommended 5 daily
只摄入了针对水果和蔬菜的5项每日
servings of fruits and vegetables. Plus, the vegetables
备餐推荐中的一半，另外，他们所吃的
that they are eating are not the highest in nutrient
蔬菜在营养质量方面并非是最佳的
quality.The most common vegetables eaten
孩子们最常吃的蔬菜是
by children are French fries, catsup, and pizza sauce.
炸薯条，番茄酱，披萨酱
Children have especially low intakes of nutrient
他们摄入的富含营养素的深绿色蔬菜和
rich dark green leafy and deep yellow veggies.As you can see this
多叶蔬菜少之又少，你可以看到这就是
is an overview of how to read "my pyramid".
如何大致上去解读"我的金字塔"
Locate the moderation description in the middle of
看一看左边中间对适中的描述
the left side.It explains that moderation is
它解释道，在金字塔上，适中是由将
represented on the pyramid by narrowing of each
从底到顶的每一个食物组
food group from the bottom to the top.The wider
进行窄化来代表的，更宽的
base stands for foods with little or no added fats
塔基代表没有或几乎没有添加脂肪或糖的
or sugars.These should be selected more often.
食物，应当经常选择这些食物
The narrower top area stands for foods containing
更窄的顶部区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，应当尽量少地
selected less often.For example, brown rice would
选择这些食物，比如说，糙米应该
be at the base of the grain group while a donut
是在谷物组的底层而炸面圈应该是在
would be at the tip.For the vegetable group spinach
最上端，在蔬菜组中，菠菜应该是在
would be at the base while French fries would be
最底层而炸薯条应该是在
at the top.For the fruits an apple would be at the
最上层，对水果组而言，一个苹果应该是在
base while a slice of apple pie would be at the tip.
底层而一份苹果馅饼则应该是在最上端
