四级课程经典
零基础适用HOT
去试听
四级1对1
定制化
核心词 背词计划
0元
听力 蜕变必备
0元
阅读 冲刺200+
0元
写作 高分模板带练
0元
送历年真题
免费
模考 水平测试
热门
1V1速成方案VIP
Children exercise during a weight-losing summer camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.
Asian children are becoming increasingly under-nourished or obese, a new report says.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint report was released Monday.
The two agencies call for better regulation of junk food and a limit on sugary drinks for children.
They also call for action against malnutrition. A lack of food has stuntedchildren — or hurt their development – who live in poverty.
The report says the costs of child malnutrition and obesity in Southeast Asia are great. These problems are seen in the middle-income countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.
In Indonesia, the report says, child malnutrition hurts child development and leads to diseases that cost $248 billion a year.
Dorothy Foote is a UNICEF regional nutritional specialist. She said the problems are a “burgeoning crisis”— or one that is growing. It covers both child nutrition and the general population, she said.
“At UNICEF we are particularly concerned about children, but in general, we do have a crisis. That’s going to affect not only families and communities but also governments and societies, that the costs of the ‘double burden’ are tremendous,” Foote told VOA.
The report found that in most countries, there are equal amounts of overweight and under-nourished children. For example, in Indonesia, 12 percent of children are overweight, the same number as those who are malnourished.
In Thailand, it says numbers are increasing with 7 percent of children malnourished and 11 percent overweight.
Foote said there is still a “tremendous burden,” with lack of nutrition, “both chronic and acute.” That means the problem is ongoing, and severe. The levels of stunting are very serious.
Laos has the highest number of stunted children, with 44 percent. High rates are also reported in Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia.
The report says most of them — 12 million of the 17 million stunted children in Southeast Asia -- live in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Foote said the lack of food affects children’s height and development inside their bodies. But at the same time, the area is facing “skyrocketing” levels of overweight children.
The main reason for the food problems, the report says, is there is more “junk” food available, food that does not provide nutrition. Another problem is drinks with high sugar or high trans-fat, but low nutritional value.
Lack of physical activity is also part of the problem, the report says.
The agencies say these problems exist despite years of economic development. Southeast Asia is seen as a key economic driver for the world economy. But the gap, or distance, between rich and poor has grown.
Foote said this is seen in nutrition across the area. She said people lack knowledge about what is needed and normal for healthy child development.
The economic growth in the area has brought “unhealthy products” to rural areas. Poor and middle-class families buy them and do not make “the right choices to use healthier foods instead.” Poor feeding practices, especially for children younger than two, mean ongoing high levels of malnutrition.
The report says governments need to regulate the marketing of junk food and sugary drinks to children.
It also calls for better feeding practices for infants and young children, and treatment for severely malnourished children. And it says countries should work to reduce poverty and make sure that girls stay in school.
Words in This Story
malnutrition –n. unhealthy condition due to lack of proper food, nutrition, not eating enough of the right foods
stunted –v. someone or something stopped from growing or developing
burden –n. something or someone very difficult to accept, do or deal with
skyrocketing –idiom. moving up quickly, like a rocket climbs into the sky
英语四级必备资料下载
英语四级必备工具:测测你的词汇量能过四级吗
新东方英语四级好课免费听↓↓↓
课程名称 | 课程亮点 | 试听 |
【小班课】英语四六级零基础无忧计划 | 1V1答疑 | 免费试听 |
【零基础】四六级全科专项突破 | 单项全面进阶 | 免费试听 |
【阅读】四六级阅读高分技巧 | 双师精讲阅读 | 免费试听 |
【写作】四六级写作万能模板 | 双师精讲写作 | 免费试听 |
【听力】四六级听力高分技巧 | 双师精讲听力 | 免费试听 |
【寒假班】英语四六级全程班 | 考前冲分快准狠 | 免费试听 |
了解更多四六级课程 |
资料下载
新东方四级词汇乱序版电子资料
发布时间:2020-04-15关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
英语口语8000句电子书籍
发布时间:2020-04-15关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
新东方在线[四六级王牌团队]典藏笔记(...
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【典藏笔记】获取
英语四级过级备考资料:经验+计划+语法
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级经验】获取
英语四级阅读讲义+长难句+翻译
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【阅读礼包】获取
英语四级写作模板|范文|句型|讲义
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【写作指导】获取
新东方·大学英语四级听力特训附音频
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【听力礼包】获取
英语四级口语考试练习题目【word版】
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【口语提升】获取
俞敏洪词根词缀记忆法
发布时间:2019-10-25关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号回复【典藏笔记】获取
关注新东方四级服务号,
获取学习资料
推荐阅读
更多>>想必不少同学在为英语四级听力头疼,其实四级听力并不可怕,只要掌握了正确的练习方式。新东方在线给大家分享2023下半年英语四级考试复
想必不少同学在为英语四级听力头疼,其实四级听力并不可怕,只要掌握了正确的练习方式。新东方在线给大家分享2023下半年英语四级考试复
想必不少同学在为英语四级听力头疼,其实四级听力并不可怕,只要掌握了正确的练习方式。新东方在线给大家分享2023下半年英语四级考试复
想必不少同学在为英语四级听力头疼,其实四级听力并不可怕,只要掌握了正确的练习方式。新东方在线给大家分享2023下半年英语四级考试复
想必不少同学在为英语四级听力头疼,其实四级听力并不可怕,只要掌握了正确的练习方式。新东方在线给大家分享2023下半年英语四级考试复
专项提升公开课
更多>>110小时干货精讲,包邮3斤礼盒,无忧换课
价格 : ¥269元
限报人数:1000人
名师解析,新学期备考攻略
价格 : ¥0元
限报人数:1000人
大咖云集 名师授课
价格 : ¥149元
限报人数:1000人
告别听力‘小聋瞎’
价格 : ¥0元
限报人数:10000人
资料下载
更多>>关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【典藏笔记】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级经验】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【阅读礼包】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【写作指导】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【听力礼包】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【口语提升】获取
关注四六级小助手服务号
回复【过级词汇】获取
阅读排行榜
相关内容