Report says more than a billion people obese worldwide
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A science journal reported that more than one billion people in the world are obese.
Obesity is bad for your health. It can cause heart problems, diabetes, and cancer.
Tonga and American Samoa have the most obese women in the world. American Samoa and Nauru have the most obese men in the world. In these countries, more than 70% of the adults are too heavy.
The UK is ranked 55th for the most obese men and 87th for the most obese women. The US is ranked 10th for the most obese men and 36th for women.
India and China are ranked very low. They do not have many obese people.
The report checked 190 countries.
Some island countries have many obese people because healthy food is too expensive. Unhealthy food is cheaper and easy to find.
Big problems like climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine could make healthy food more expensive.
Vocabulary12 words
- Science
- Studying how the world, nature and life work; the study of the nature and behavior of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them; ???
- Journal
- A special kind of magazine that scientists use to share their findings; a book or website where experts share new information;
- Report
- to tell other people about something; to share information; announce; explain
- Billion
- 1,000,000,000 = one-billion
- Obese
- very overweight and have too much body fat
- Health
- How well your body is working; a person's mental or physical condition;
- Cause
- make something (usually bad) happen; create
- Cancer
- a disease in which some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body
- Adult
- Someone who is fully grown-up, not a child; a person older than 18
- Rank
- To put things in order from the best to the worst or from the most important to the least important
- Report
- a written description of an event; story; article; the results of a study or project
- Climate change
- the fast and dangerous change in weather happening around the world
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ journal reported that more than one _____ people in the world are obese.
Obesity is _____ for your health. It can cause heart problems, diabetes, and _____.
Tonga and American Samoa have the _____ obese women in the world. American Samoa and Nauru have the most obese men in the world. In _____ countries, more than 70% of the adults are too _____.
The UK is ranked _____ for the most obese men and 87th for the most obese women. The _____ is ranked 10th for the most obese men and _____ for women.
India and _____ are ranked very low. They do not have many obese _____.
The report checked _____ countries.
Some island countries have many obese people _____ healthy food is too expensive. Unhealthy food is _____ and easy to find.
Big problems like climate _____, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine could make healthy food more _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think some countries have more obese people than other countries?
- How can we help people lose weight and stop people from becoming obese?
- Why is it difficult to stay healthy and slim in today's world?
- Why is healthy food more expensive in some places?
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