关于肥胖的五大误区
<p><span word="Deborah">Deborah</span> <span word="Cohen">Cohen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rand">Rand</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> <span word="book">book</span> “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Fat">Fat</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hidden">Hidden</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="Epidemic">Epidemic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="End">End</span> <span word="It">It</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myths">myths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misunderstandings">misunderstandings</span>.</p><p>1.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>, <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="genes">genes</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="soared">soared</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>’ <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="predisposition">predisposition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 1980 <span word="and">and</span> 2000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obese">obese</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> — <span word="too">too</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>: <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="calories">calories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="food">food</span> — <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 9.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1966, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 31 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> — <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> 49 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="calories">calories</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="calories">calories</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="modifiable">modifiable</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="genes">genes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p>
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