You might think the U.S. is the most obese nation in the world - but if you do, you are wrong.
如果你一直以為美國(guó)是世界上肥胖人口最多的國(guó)家，那你可就錯(cuò)了。

Soaring rates of obesity in the Pacific Islands, nations in the South Pacific Ocean east of Australia and Fiji, have shot to the top of the worldwide obesity scale.
在太平洋島一些島嶼、澳大利亞及斐濟(jì)東部的南太平洋的一些國(guó)家里，不斷升高的肥胖率使它們有望成為世界上肥胖人口最多的國(guó)家。

Previously it has been theorised that Pacific Islanders are genetically predisposed to obesity.
之前有理論認(rèn)為生活在太平洋小島上的人屬于天生易胖體質(zhì)。

But experts now say the introduction of Western diets to the islands are to blame for the problem.
不過(guò)現(xiàn)在有專(zhuān)家稱(chēng)是西方飲食的引入導(dǎo)致了島上居民的肥胖。

American Samoa, found south of Samoa, tops the chart, with 75 per cent of the population reported as obese.
其中，美屬薩摩亞南部地區(qū)的肥胖人口占75%，在各國(guó)肥胖率排名中位列第一。

Nauru and the Cook Islands, also found in the South Pacific Ocean, come in second and third places with 71 per cent and 63 per cent of the population obese.
南太平洋的瑙魯和庫(kù)克群島分別排在第二和第三，其肥胖人口比例分別為71%和63%。

The islands were colonised by Australian, American, New Zealand, British or French nations after the Second World War, and the diets and social changes introduced blamed for soaring obesity rates.
這些小島在二戰(zhàn)之后曾先后成為澳大利亞、美國(guó)、新西蘭、英國(guó)和法國(guó)等國(guó)家的殖民地，由此帶來(lái)的飲食及社會(huì)變化使這些小島的肥胖率逐漸上漲。

These colonising nations encouraged dependency on imported food, meaning the local fishing and farming industries on the islands died out.
這些殖民國(guó)家鼓勵(lì)小島上的居民依賴(lài)進(jìn)口食品，這意味著當(dāng)?shù)氐臐O業(yè)和農(nóng)業(yè)便逐漸消失殆盡。

Traditional foods of the islands such as fresh fish, meat and local fruits and vegetables have been replaced by rice, sugar, flour, canned meats, canned fruits and vegetables, soft drinks and beer.
小島上傳統(tǒng)的食物如生魚(yú)、生肉、當(dāng)?shù)厮卟酥饾u被大米、糖、面粉、肉罐頭、水果及蔬菜罐頭、飲料和啤酒等取代。

Oxford University researchers said these newly introduced foods are ‘energy-dense, nutrient poor’ products which have led to rising levels of obesity.
牛津大學(xué)的研究人員稱(chēng)這些被引入的“高能量、低營(yíng)養(yǎng)”食品是小島居民逐漸肥胖的原因。

These Western foods also became a sign of social status among the islanders, research published in the Journal of Public Health Nutrition found.
有研究表明，對(duì)于小島居民來(lái)說(shuō)，這些西方食品也逐漸成為社會(huì)地位提高的一種象征。

Islanders were taught to fry their fish, rather than eat it raw as they had done before.
他們開(kāi)始炸魚(yú)，而不是像之前那樣生吃。

The colonising nations also introduced mining, making land that had previously been used for food gathering infertile.
除此之外這些殖民國(guó)家也開(kāi)始在小島上采礦發(fā)展礦業(yè)，這使得原本用來(lái)耕種的土地變得異常貧瘠。

Professor Stanley Ulijaszek, of the University of Oxford, said: ‘Previous attempts to explain the disproportionately high rates of obesity in these and other island nations have tended to focus on the geographical isolation of islands and the risk of food shortages.
牛津大學(xué)的斯坦利教授稱(chēng)：“對(duì)于這些小島及其他小島上存在不成比例的高肥胖率的原因，之前研究表明很有可能源于島與島之間地理隔離及食物短缺風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。”

'Theories have suggested that islanders are genetically predisposed to putting on weight, but we believe this does not explain why obesity has emerged so rapidly on these islands.
“曾有理論稱(chēng)島上居民屬于易胖體質(zhì)，但我們認(rèn)為這無(wú)法解釋肥胖一夜之間占領(lǐng)這些群島的現(xiàn)象?！?/div>

Bangladesh and Ethiopia came joint last on the list, with 1 per cent of people in these countries carrying too much weight.
孟加拉國(guó)和埃塞俄共同排在最后一位，兩個(gè)國(guó)家的肥胖比率都只有1%。

Nepal, came second to bottom, with just over 1 per cent of the population reported to be obese.
尼泊爾肥胖率略大于1%，排在倒數(shù)第二。

In fact, the map reveals extremely low obesity rates over most of Africa and south Asia.
實(shí)際上，通過(guò)這張肥胖國(guó)家地圖可以看到低肥胖率國(guó)家大多位于非洲及南亞。

Experts have said there are high levels of malnutrition in these areas of the world, with some people struggling the calories needed to reach their full physical potential.
專(zhuān)家表示這些地區(qū)的居民具有嚴(yán)重的營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良問(wèn)題，有些還需要努力獲取能量來(lái)滿(mǎn)足身體所需。

Greg Barrow, of the World Food Programme Office, explains: ‘From west Africa, central Africa, to the horn of Africa to Asia, we see high levels of under nutrition.'
世界糧食計(jì)劃署辦公室的格雷格·巴魯解釋道：“從西非、中非到非洲合恩角、亞洲，我們可以看到有很多人都處于嚴(yán)重營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良的狀況中?！?/div>

‘In Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Nepal in particular, large sectors of the population struggle to have access to the calories they need.
“尤其是在埃塞俄比亞、孟加拉國(guó)和尼泊爾這三個(gè)國(guó)家，其居民每日進(jìn)食甚至難以達(dá)到正常所需的卡路里含量?！?/div>

‘They have rapidly growing population and the food demands are high.
“這些國(guó)家人口增長(zhǎng)速度快，因此食物需求量也越來(lái)越大?！?/div>

‘The largest proportion of populations malnourished occurs in sub Saharan Africa.
“非洲撒哈拉以南地區(qū)是世界人口中營(yíng)養(yǎng)失衡最嚴(yán)重的區(qū)域?！?/div>

‘These are parts of the world where there are high levels of poverty. People are unable to buy the most nutritious food for their families.
“他們那里非常窮，人們無(wú)法買(mǎi)到營(yíng)養(yǎng)豐富的食物?！?/div>

The map, created using data from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, shows the global obesity crisis is still a growing issue, as every continent faces a weight issue.
這張肥胖國(guó)家地圖由美國(guó)中央情報(bào)局（CIA）提供的數(shù)據(jù)制作而成，顯示了全球肥胖危機(jī)的緊迫性，每個(gè)大洲都面臨著體重問(wèn)題。

The results show the rising epidemic of fatness across the globe, with high levels of obesity across most of Europe, the Middle East and North America.
數(shù)據(jù)分析的結(jié)果顯示全球肥胖局勢(shì)已不可扭轉(zhuǎn)，尤其是大部分歐洲、中東及北美國(guó)家情況異常明顯。

In the UK, more than 25 per cent of the population is reported as obese, whereas France, Italy and Sweden fared considerably better, with an obesity rate of less than 10 per cent.
其中，英國(guó)的肥胖率超過(guò)25%，而法國(guó)、意大利和瑞典情況相對(duì)較好，肥胖率低于10%。

In the U.S., 33 per cent of people are obese, while 27 per cent of Australians carry too much weight.
美國(guó)的肥胖率為33%，澳大利亞為27%。

A person is considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) is over 30, and severely obese if they have a BMI of over 40.
一個(gè)人的體重指數(shù)（BMI）超過(guò)30時(shí)被視為肥胖，超過(guò)40時(shí)被認(rèn)為是重度肥胖。

Nutritionist Katrina Mather said: 'Preventable chronic diseases, often linked to obesity, are now the world's biggest killers.
營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家卡特麗娜·馬瑟說(shuō)：“許多可預(yù)防的慢性疾病都可能因肥胖而起，可以說(shuō)肥胖已經(jīng)是現(xiàn)代人類(lèi)健康的最大殺手。”

'My research points the finger at highly processed, sugar-rich convenience foods and drinks lying behind all forms of chronic disease and obesity.
“我的研究中指出，那些經(jīng)過(guò)加工、含糖量高的方便食品或飲料是導(dǎo)致各種慢性疾病及肥胖的原因之一?！?/div>

'Sugar is addictive, leading to food craving and overeating - combined with the fact that highly processed foods are devoid of nutrients and as a result don't satisfy hunger.
“糖類(lèi)容易上癮，會(huì)讓人常吃和多吃，而且經(jīng)過(guò)加工的食品因?yàn)闆](méi)營(yíng)養(yǎng)所以不頂餓?！?/div>

'So, a vicious circle then develops, leading to a society that is over-fed but under-nourished.
“這樣就導(dǎo)致惡性循環(huán)，使得人們吃得多卻還缺乏營(yíng)養(yǎng)?！?/div>

'And overeating leads to obesity whilst stressing the body, which in turn can lead to the onset of chronic disease.'
“吃得過(guò)多會(huì)導(dǎo)致肥胖，同時(shí)也給身體增加負(fù)擔(dān)，這樣就容易引起慢性疾病的發(fā)生。”

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