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英文原文

Obesity affects people with obesity.

肥胖影响着肥胖人群。

A new study estimates that more than 1 billion people worldwide are currently living with obesity.

一项新的研究估计，目前全球有超过10亿人患有肥胖症。

People with obesity are considered medically overweight.

从医学角度来看，肥胖人群被认为是超重。

The study, published in the medical publication The Lancet, said that 1 in 8 people are obese.

这项发表在医学期刊《柳叶刀》上的研究指出，每8个人中就有1人患有肥胖症。

Researchers said around 43 percent of adults were overweight in 2022.

研究人员表示，2022年约有43%的成年人超重。

Worldwide obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990.

自1990年以来，全球成人肥胖率增长了一倍以上。

The study found that among young people aged 5 to 19, the obesity rate increased by four times during the same period.

研究发现，在5至19岁的年轻人中，同期肥胖率增长了四倍。

"A staggering number of people are living with obesity," declared the lead writer of the study, Majid Ezzati.

“令人震惊的大量人群正遭受着肥胖的困扰，”该研究的主要作者马吉德·埃扎蒂（Majid Ezzati）表示。

He is a professor at Imperial College London.

他是伦敦帝国理工学院的教授。