Childhood obesity levels have stopped rising in many rich nations. Some claim it is proof that healthy-eating (67) are working,while others are (68) that it hides differences between rich and poor compatriots (同胞).
Together with a research review that shows the (69) of childhood obesity rates,or even their decrease, in 15 countries (70) over the past decade,new data also showing obesity plateau (稳 定水平) was (71) at the InternationalCongress on Obesity in Stockholm,Sweden last month. (72) , the claimed plateau is no excuse to (73) the battle against obesity,saysBenjamin Rokholm. "The most important message is that the obesity epidemic is not (74) ," he says. "We’ve never had so many obese people in the world, so the plateauing should not be a soothing (使人宽心) message." Still, it will be (75) some: Rokholm has found that levels of obesity are actually (76) in some countries, most (77) in Japan.Boys are getting marginally lighter inDenmark, too, with the (78) of overweight and obese girls declining (79) inEngland, from 20.5 per cent in 2002 to 19.4 per cent in 2007. These figures should not be taken at face value, (80) , argues TimCole at UniversityCollege London. He says the overall flattening trend (81) the true picture.Cole’s analysis of 5-to 10-year-olds inEngland found that overall there was indeed a leveling (82) , but that rates between rich and poor were (83) " If you separate out the data, you see that trends are still upwards in lower socioeconomic groups, but down in higher socioeconomic groups, so they (84) each other out to give the overall plateau," he says. So it is also clear that deeper (85) is needed and that the battle against obesity is far (86) won. A、absolutelyB、notably C、potentiallyD、actually