"孩童肥胖問題愈來愈常見"

看來孩童肥胖症在台灣症變得像流行病般普遍。

最近的報導指出台灣超過25%的小學生不是過重就是肥胖。根據國民健康署的報告指出，學童肥胖的比例已經達到男童約莫30%、女童略為超過20%。更甚者，報告發現過重或是肥胖男童的比例比日本、英國、德國和加拿大都要多。

這份令人憂心的報告促使教育部寄送通知給學校，提醒學校不要在聖誕節發含糖飲料和糖果給孩童。

然而，對此份通知的反應好壞參半。部份人讚賞這份通知，說是體現了對於學生健康的關心，其他人則覺得請學生吃點糖果沒什麼大問題，只要適量就好。不意外地，通常都很期待收到糖果的學童也持反對意見，說聖誕節若沒了糖果就不是聖誕節了。

(Health) Obesity Is Becoming More Common among Children

It appears that childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic in the country.

It has recently been reported that over twenty-five percent of elementary school children in Taiwan are either overweight or obese. According to a report by the Health Promotion Administration, obesity among schoolchildren has reached about 30 percent in males and just over 20 percent in females. Moreover, the percentage of overweight or obese male schoolchildren was found to be higher than that of Japan, the UK, Germany and Canada.

The alarming report has prompted the Ministry of Education to send a notice to schools, reminding them to refrain from giving students sugary drinks and candies during Christmas. Nonetheless, reactions to the notice have been mixed. While some have praised the notice for showing concern for students health, others see little harm in gifting students with sweet treats provided that it is done in moderation. Not surprisingly, schoolchildren, who usually look forward to receiving candies, are also opposed to the idea, saying Christmas would not be Christmas without sweets.

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