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一项最新研究显示：我国儿童生长发育水平20年来有明显提高，并呈现逐年加快的趋势。我国儿童30年平均长高6厘米，并且还会继续增长。不过，调查结果也反映出了儿童生长发育方面值得关注的问题：一是城乡差异仍然存在，农村儿童的生长发育水平仍然低于城市儿童；二是中西部地区部分农村，营养不良仍然是影响儿童生长发育和健康的主要原因；三是城市中儿童超重和肥胖呈快速上升的趋势。 China as a nation has grown in stature since unleashingitseconomy more than two decades ago but so have its people, whoaregetting taller, Xinhua News Agency reported.Chinese children areanaverage 6 cm (2.34 inches) taller and roughly 3 kg (6.6pounds)heavier than they were 30 years ago, Xinhua said, citing areportreleased by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
The average border=1 Height of six-year-old boys grew from112.3centimeters in 1975 to 118.7 cm, according to the surveyconductedin 2005.
Girls averaged 117.7 cm tall, 6.2 cm more than in 1975, thesurveysaid. The survey has been conducted every 10 years since1975.
Chinas people suffered from decades of privation, but haveseenincomes and nutrition blossom more recently.
The survey polled 138,775 children in urban and suburban areasofnine major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.
The average weight of boys in 2005 was 21.7 kg, up 3 kg from1975,while girls averaged 20.8 kg -- 2.7 kgs heavier, Xinhuasaid.
Being better fed has brought problems, however, includinganalarming rise in obesity -- once unheard of in China -- andrelatedillnesses such as diabetes.
Health officials have blamed the problem on reduced consumptionofgrains and vegetables in favor of more fatty junk foods.
Saturdays report pointed out some adjustments made necessarybyChinas growth spurt, including Beijings move this year toraisethe border=1 Height under which children get free public busrides.
Despite the better nutrition in cities, countless childreninChinas still-backward rural areas suffered from malnutrition,thereport noted.
Vocabulary:
stature
：border=1 Height（身高，身材）
nutrition
：营养
obesity
：肥胖
junk food
：垃圾食品(实习编辑:顾萍) | |
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