報告指出 全球約三分之一人口超重

More than 2 billion adults and children globally are overweight or obese and suffer health problems because of their weight, a new study reports.

一項最新研究報告顯示，全球有超過20億的成年人和兒童超重或有肥胖症，同時體重也導致他們出現了健康問題。

This equates to one-third of the world's population carrying excess weight, fueled by urbanization, poor diets and reduced physical activity.

這一數字相當於世界上三分之一的人口都超重，這是由城市化、膳食不均衡和運動量減少造成的。

The United States has the greatest percentage of obese children and young adults, at 13%, while Egypt led in terms of adult obesity, with almost 35%, among the 195 countries and territories included in the study.

美國的肥胖兒童和青少年佔比最多，爲13%，而埃及則在調查涉及的195個國家和地區中，其成人肥胖率遙遙領先，達到了35%。

An increasing number globally are dying from health problems linked to being overweight, such as cardiovascular disease, said the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

發表在《新英格蘭醫學期刊》上的這項研究表明，全球有越來越多的人死於與超重有關的健康問題，如心血管疾病。

Almost 40% of the 4 million dying as a result of their higher body mass index were not yet obese, highlighting that deaths are occurring almost as often in those considered overweight as those considered obese.

在400萬人中，就有將近40%的人死於他們的高體重指數，這些人還沒有達到肥胖的標準，這表明超重人羣的死亡率和肥胖人羣的幾乎一樣高。

Body mass index is the ratio between a person's weight and height; a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, while anything over 30 is obese.

體重指數是一個人體重和身高之間的比率。BMI在25到29.9之間就屬於超重，超過30就屬於肥胖。

People who shrug off weight gain do so at their own risk -- risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and other life-threatening conditions, said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, who worked on the study.

華盛頓大學健康指標與評估研究所所長克里斯多夫·穆雷博士表示，那些不關注自己的體重增加與否的人，有很大風險患上心血管疾病、糖尿病、癌症等致命疾病。

Those half-serious New Year's resolutions to lose weight should become year-round commitments to lose weight and prevent future weight gain, he said in a statement.

他在一份聲明中稱，那些不怎麼認真制定的新年減肥計劃，應該要在新的一年裏得到切實的履行，以防未來長胖。