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Australian children to be weighed and measured
澳洲孩童體格大檢測
Monday, Jul 31, 2006,Page 15
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Australian schoolchildren from the Gundagai primary school pose for pictures with Tony and Cherie Blair in Australia.
在澳洲，澳洲岡達蓋小學的學童與英國首相湯尼•布萊爾及其夫人雪莉合影。 (照片：歐新社)
PHOTO: EPA
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Thousands of children across Australia will be weighed, measured and interviewed about their diet under a national plan to tackle obesity, the government has said.
Up to a quarter of Australian children aged between seven and 15 are overweight or obese, causing rising rates of heart disease and type-2 diabetes, the health department said.
Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott said 4,000 children would take part in the national nutrition survey, the most comprehensive stock-taking in more than a decade of what Australian youngsters eat and their levels of physical activity.
As part of the anti-obesity campaign, the government also started a healthy eating Web site.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics said in February that 62 percent of men and 45 percent of women fell into the overweight or obese categories, up about 10 percent in the past decade.
“Helping consumers make informed choices about their lifestyle, particularly about the food they eat, is an important role for industry as well as government,” said Abbott.
“The government wants to support, motivate and educate Australians to build a healthy, active life, not to regulate or ban.”
The results of the 3 million Australian dollar (NT$74 million) survey will be available next year, Abbott added.(AFP)
澳洲政府表示，在對抗肥胖的全國性計畫中，全澳洲數以千計的孩童將要量體重、身高，並接受飲食方面的訪談。
澳洲衛生部指出，七到十五歲的孩童之中，高達四分之一有體重過重或肥胖的現象，導致心臟病與第二型糖尿病的好發率攀升。
聯邦衛生部長湯尼．艾柏特表示，將有四千名孩童參與全國性的營養調查，這是十年多以來對於澳洲年輕學童的飲食與體能活動最全面性的評估。
政府也開設了健康飲食的網站，做為反肥胖活動之一。
澳洲統計局於二月表示，有62%的男性與45%的女性被歸類為超重或肥胖，比過去十年高出了約10%。
艾柏特說︰「協助消費者選擇明智的生活方式，尤其是所攝取的食物，是業者與政府要扮演的重要角色。」
「政府希望支持、激發並教育澳洲人民打造健康活力的生活，而非採規定或限制的方式。」
艾柏特附帶說，這項斥資三百萬澳幣（新台幣七千四百萬元）的調查結果將於明年出爐。
（法新社/翻譯︰賴美君)
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處理 (chu2 li3)，對付(dui4 fu4)
例: After she cleaned her room, Molly tackled the dishes.
(茉莉打掃自己房間後，清理鍋碗瓢盆。)
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(這是你們學校學生的詳細名單。)
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(父母為小孩教育做出明智的選擇相當重要。)
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激發 (ji1 fa1)
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