obesity quadruples to nearly one billion in developing world

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1、ObesityQuadruplestoNearlyOneBillioninDevelopingWorld　　Thenumberofoverweightandobeseadultsinthedevelopingworldhasalmostquadrupledtoaroundonebillionsince1980，saysareportfromaUKthinktank.TheOverseasDevelopmentInstitutesaidoneinthreepeopleworldwidewasnowoverweightandurgedgovernmentstodom

2、oretoinfluencediets.　　Themajorityofthisincreasewasseeninthedevelopingworld，particularlyincountrieswhereincomeswererising，suchasEgyptandMexico.TheODI'sFutureDietsreportsaysthisisduetochangingdietsandashiftfromeatingcerealsandgrainstotheconsumptionofmorefats，sugar，oilsandanimalproduce.

3、　　UsingdatapublishedinPopulationHealthMetricslastyear，theresearcherslookedatchangingoverweightandobesityratesacrosstheregionsoftheworldandbyindividualcountry.　　TheregionsofNorthAfrica，theMiddleEastandLatinAmericasawlargeincreasesinoverweightandobesityratestoalevelonaparwithEurope，aro

4、und58%.WhileNorthAmericastillhasthehighestpercentageofoverweightadultsat70%，regionssuchasAustralasiaandsouthernLatinAmericaarenownotfarbehindwith363%.ThegreatestgrowthinoverweightpeopleoccurredinsoutheastAsia，wherethepercentagetripledfromalowerstartingpointof7%to22%.　　Amongindividual

5、countries，thereportfoundthatoverweightandobesityrateshadalmostdoubledinChinaandMexico，andrisenbyathirdinSouthAfricasince1980.ManycountriesintheMiddleEastalsohadahighpercentageofoverweightadults.　　Oneofthereportauthors，SteveWiggins，saidtherewerelikelytobemultiplereasonsfortheincreases

6、."Peoplewithhigherincomeshavetheabilitytochoosethekindoffoodstheywant.Changesinlifestyle，theincreasingavailabilityofprocessedfoods，advertising，mediainfluences...haveallledtodietarychanges."　　Tocombattherisingtideofobesity，Mr.Wigginsrecommendsmoreconcertedpublichealthmeasuresfromgover

7、nments，similartothosetakentolimitsmokingindevelopedcountries.Hesaid："Politiciansneedtobelessshyabouttryingtoinfluencewhatfoodendsuponourplates.Thechallengeistomakehealthydietsviablewhilstreducingtheappealoffoodswhichcarryalesscertainnutritionalvalue."　　ThereportcitestheexampleofSouth

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