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The World Health Organization says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit their usage and popularity.

世界健康组织表示：大范围的在食物和饮料中使用糖是很多年来一直关心的主要问题。所以，世界健康组织政府官员要求在糖类饮料上增加税收，力争控制糖类的普遍使用。

The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity.

官方相信税收能够减少造成肥胖问题的风险。

Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat. Obese individuals are considered overweight.

肥胖是身体存储了大量的不健康的脂肪。肥胖的人被认为是超重的。

A new report says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese.

最近的报告显示2014年全球超过1/3的成年人是超重的，5亿人被认为是肥胖的。

The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. It says that number represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and one-fourth in Africa.

联合国机构预估在2015年，4200万五岁以下儿童过早的超重或者是肥胖。这表明了在近15年内该数字上升了1100万。近半成的亚洲男孩女孩，还有1/4的非洲人。

The U.N. agency blames unhealthy diets for a rise in diabetes cases. There are 422 million cases of the disease worldwide. WHO says 1.5 million people die from it every year. It says the use of sugar in food products, like sugary drinks, is a major reason for the increase in rates of obesity and diabetes.

联合国机构指责不健康的饮食是导致糖尿病病例上升的原因。全球有4.22亿的病例。世界健康组织表示每年150万的人死于该疾病。也表明了糖类在食品加工中的使用，比如糖类饮料，是肥胖和糖尿病上升的主要原因。

Temo Waqanivalu is with the agency’s Department for the Prevention on Non-Communicable Diseases. He told VOA that taxing sugary drinks would reduce consumption and save lives.

Temo Waqanivalu与该组织部门一起预防非传染性疾病。他告知VOA对糖类饮料征税能够减少非传染性疾病和挽救生命。

“If we increase the tax and that gets passed on to the consumers resulting in a 20 percent increase in price, you are more likely to get a 20 percent reduction in the consumption. In addition, you will be more likely to achieve the ultimate health outcome we are aiming for, which is the reduction in obesity and diabetes.”

“如果我们增加税收，这样就会转嫁给消费者，导致价格上升20%，你们就很可能较少20%的非传染性疾病的风险。另外，你将更有可能的达到最终健康的目标，这将减少肥胖和糖尿病。”

Waganivalu noted that Mexico enacted a 10 percent tax on sugary drinks in 2014. He said by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of such drinks. Among poor people, the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17 percent.

Waganivalu 指出2014年，墨西哥在糖类饮料上制定了10%的税。他表示，在年末，糖类饮料的消耗在年末下降了6%。在穷人中，糖类饮料的消耗量下降了17%。

The WHO report says China has more obese people than any other country -- 43 million men and 46 million women. The United States is home to almost 42 million obese men and 46 million women who are obese.

世界健康组织表示中国比任何国家都拥有更多的肥胖的人4300万的男人和4600的女人。美国有近4200万肥胖男性和4600万名女性肥胖。

The WHO says people should limit the amount of sugar they consume. It says they should keep their sugar intake to below 10 percent of their total energy needs, and reduce it to less than 5 percent for improved health.

世界健康组织表示人们应该控制消耗的糖类的总量。应该保持总能量的需求中的10%的糖类的摄取，并且较少到5%以下来改善健康。

It warns people to be careful in their calculations because sugar is everywhere.

警告人们仔细计算，因为糖无处不在。

I’m Marsha James.

玛莎·詹姆斯报道。

The World Health Organization says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit their usage and popularity.

The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity.

Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat. Obese individuals are considered overweight.

肥胖是身体存储了大量的不健康的脂肪。肥胖的人被认为是超重的。

A new report says that in 2014 more than one-third of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese.

The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. It says that number represents an increase of about 11 million during the past 15 years. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and one-fourth in Africa.

The U.N. agency blames unhealthy diets for a rise in diabetes cases. There are 422 million cases of the disease worldwide. WHO says 1.5 million people die from it every year. It says the use of sugar in food products, like sugary drinks, is a major reason for the increase in rates of obesity and diabetes.

Temo Waqanivalu is with the agency’s Department for the Prevention on Non-Communicable Diseases. He told VOA that taxing sugary drinks would reduce consumption and save lives.

Temo Waqanivalu与该组织部门一起预防非传染性疾病。他告知VOA对糖类饮料征税能够减少非传染性疾病和挽救生命。

“If we increase the tax and that gets passed on to the consumers resulting in a 20 percent increase in price, you are more likely to get a 20 percent reduction in the consumption. In addition, you will be more likely to achieve the ultimate health outcome we are aiming for, which is the reduction in obesity and diabetes.”

Waganivalu noted that Mexico enacted a 10 percent tax on sugary drinks in 2014. He said by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of such drinks. Among poor people, the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17 percent.

The WHO report says China has more obese people than any other country -- 43 million men and 46 million women. The United States is home to almost 42 million obese men and 46 million women who are obese.

The WHO says people should limit the amount of sugar they consume. It says they should keep their sugar intake to below 10 percent of their total energy needs, and reduce it to less than 5 percent for improved health.

It warns people to be careful in their calculations because sugar is everywhere.

I’m Marsha James.

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Words in This Story

diabetes – n. a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin

consumption – n. the act of eating or drinking something

achieve – v. to get or reach (something) by working hard

ultimate – adj. happening or coming at the end of a process or series of events

outcome – n. something that happens at the end of a process

calculation – n. a process or result of calculating or counting something