8月底,美国健康基金会发表一份报告说,美国有64.5%的成人不是超重就是肥胖。报告一出,立刻就有专家提出异议,认为美国卫生部门、医学专家以及媒体夸大了肥胖问题。他们认为,肥胖并不是此前所说的很多疾病的致病原因,而且减肥也未必能避免这些疾病。 In late August, the U.S. Health Foundation published a report that 64.5% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese. As soon as the report came out, some experts immediately raised objections that the U.S. health department, medical experts and the media had exaggerated the issue of obesity. They believe that obesity is not the cause of many diseases mentioned earlier, and weight loss may not be able to avoid these diseases.