日本兒童健康第一 學校午餐制降低孩子肥胖率

　　原標題：日本兒童健康狀況全球第一 得益于學校午餐

　　聯(lián)合國兒童基金會近日發(fā)布的報告顯示，日本的兒童健康狀況位居全球之首，且兒童肥胖發(fā)病率極低。分析人士指出，這在很大程度上得益于全日本范圍內(nèi)實施的學校午餐制度。

　　Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.

　　日本在保障兒童攝入充足營養(yǎng)的同時肥胖發(fā)病率極低，這一成就在發(fā)達國家中并不多見，其秘訣在于學校午餐。

　　A landmark report by the UN's children agency UNICEF released Tuesday shows Japan topping the charts for childhood health indicators, with low rates of infant mortality and few underweight children.

　　聯(lián)合國兒童基金會于本周二(10月15日)發(fā)表的報告顯示，日本兒童健康狀況全球排名第一，嬰兒死亡率低、體重不足人數(shù)非常少。

　　But it also manages the lowest incidence of childhood obesity among the 41 developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and European Union.

　　日本也是經(jīng)濟合作與發(fā)展組織和歐盟的41個發(fā)達國家中，兒童肥胖率最低的國家。

　　Experts say there are various factors at work, including a health-conscious society and regularly mandated check-ups for children, but a nationwide school lunch program also plays a key role.

　　專家指出，這一成績由多種因素促成，包括日本人特別關注健康、定期組織兒童體檢，而全日本范圍內(nèi)的學校午餐計劃也起到重要作用。

　　"School lunches with menus that are created by nutritionists are provided to all primary schools and the majority of junior high schools throughout Japan," Mitsuhiko Hara, a pediatrician and professor at Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, told AFP.

　　東京家政學院大學教授、兒科醫(yī)生原光彥(音)告訴法新社說：“日本所有小學和大部分初中都提供由營養(yǎng)師制定菜單的午餐。”