https://espresso.economist.com/c07d101913fe4982e90874d6747e4e59
Jan 28th 2019
Tempting conclusions: obesity
- tempting 吸引人的；诱人的；有吸引力的
- obesity 肥胖
The world food system is broken and it is affecting people’s health.
According to a report on obesity out today from the Lancet Commission, fully 2bn people are overweight and 815m are chronically undernourished.
- chronically 长期地；慢性的；习惯性地
- undernourished 营养不良的；缺乏营养的
Excess body weight causes 4m deaths annually.
Undernutrition makes poor people less productive, and therefore poorer.
- undernutrition ［n.］营养不良；营养不足
- productive （尤指）多产的；有效益的；富有成效的
The report says efforts to improve dietary guidelines have been thwarted by food industry lobbies.
- dietary 规定饮食的；饭食的；限制饮食的
- thwart 反对；阻挠；挫败(对方意图等)
- lobby 游说团体
Only a few countries (such as Sweden, Germany, Qatar and Brazil) have guidelines that protect both humans and the environment.
The report rages against producers’ influence on policy.
- rage 发怒 (后跟at ，upon，against)
Subsidies for beef, milk, sugar, corn and rice should be redirected towards more healthful foods, it argues.
- subsidy 津贴；奖金；(国家间的)财政援助；
The report also looks at the growing impact of climate change on agriculture.
On a hotter planet, both obesity and undernutrition may be harder to tackle.
- tackle 处理；阻截；与某人交涉；向某人提起（问题或困难情况）
