美国儿童和青少年肥胖问题现状、对策及对中国的启示

The Current Situation and Countermeasures of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in America and Its Enlightenment to China

近30年来,美国青少年和儿童的肥胖率呈上升趋势,造成了一定的社会问题。下一代的体重控制,需要从认知、情感和行为三方面入手,普及科学知识,了解自己的健康状况;言传身教,培养对健康生活的积极态度;政府规范保障,让健康行为成为习惯。对中国的启示有:儿童和青少年肥胖问题关系民族未来,需要防微杜渐;解决下一代肥胖问题需要从多个层面入手,进行资源整合,建立长效机制。

Over the past 30 years,the obesity rate of adolescents and children in the United States has been on the rise,resulting in certain social problems. The weight control of the next generation needs to start from three aspects,which are cognition,emotion and behavior. We should popularize the scientific knowledge and understand our own health status. Besides,a positive attitude towards healthy living should be cultivated not only by words,but also by deeds. What＇s more,governments shall set standards to make health behaviors become habits. The experience in the US has some enlightenment to China. The obesity problem of children and adolescents is related to the future of the nation and we need to prevent it when it is small. Solving the obesity problems of the next generation needs actions from multiple levels,the integration of resources and the establishment of long-term mechanism.