ns why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. I n the UK alone, more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obe se-double the number in the mid-Eighties. One in ten four-year-olds are also m medically classified as obese. The obesity pandemic- an extensive epidemic wh ch started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and t he middle east Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically obese and well over half the population as overweight. Prof Prentice said the ch ange in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy food s combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology d He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk fac tor for strokes and heart disease. An averagely obese persons lifespan is shor tened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more. Prof Prentice said: "So will parents outlive their children, as claimed recentl y by an american obesity specialist? The answer is yes and no. Yes, when the offspring become grossly obese. This is now becoming an alarmingly common occur rence in the US. Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health. So say no to that doughnut and burger. 36. What does the word "sedentary (Para. 2)"mea A) sit still. B)eat too much. C)study very hardh. D)passive thinking 37. Which statement is TRUe? The average waist size for a man is 36-38in B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in C) In the mid-Eighties, more than half million under-16s in the UK are classed as overweight. D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America 38. According to Prof Prentice, what are the reasons the change in our shape? A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises. B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast. C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy 39. Obesity increases the risk factor of A) diabetes, short sight, cancer, strokes B) diabetes, cancer, strokes, psychosocial illness C) cancer, strokes, fatty, heart disease D strokes, heart disease, diabetes, headache 40. What does the author mean by "So say no to that doughnut and burger swer stion "will parents outlive their childr B) The doughnut and burger should be bannedns why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. I n the UK alone, more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obe se — double the number in the mid-Eighties. One in ten four-year-olds are also m edically classified as obese. The obesity pandemic — an extensive epidemic — whi ch started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and t he Middle East. Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically obese and well over half the population as overweight. Prof Prentice said the ch ange in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy food s combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology d evelopments. He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk fac tor for strokes and heart disease. An averagely obese person’s lifespan is shor tened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more. Prof Prentice said: “So will parents outlive their children, as claimed recentl y by an American obesity specialist?” The answer is yes — and no. Yes, when the offspring become grossly obese. This is now becoming an alarmingly common occur rence in the US. Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health. So say No to that doughnut and burger. 36.What does the word “sedentary (Para. 2)” mean? A) sit still. B) eat too much. C) study very hardh. D) passive thinking. 37.Which statement is TRUE? A) The average waist size for a man is 36-38in. B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in. C) In the mid-Eighties, more than half million under-16s in the UK are classed as overweight. D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America. 38.According to Prof Prentice, what are the reasons for the change in our shape? A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises. B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast. C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology. D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy. 39.Obesity increases the risk factor of ____. A) diabetes, short sight, cancer, strokes B) diabetes, cancer, strokes, psychosocial illness C) cancer, strokes, fatty, heart disease D) strokes, heart disease, diabetes, headache 40.What does the author mean by “So say No to that doughnut and burger”? A) Answering the question “will parents outlive their children?”. B) The doughnut and burger should be banned