Almost a third of children regularly go without breakfast before school and are more likely than classmates to be inactive, unfit and obese, research shows.

研究显示，几乎三分之一在上学前不吃早餐的儿童通常比同龄人更加不活跃、身体不健康甚至肥胖。

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A recent study found that 37% of children in care were overweight or obese - but almost all of them had put on weight after they were put into care.

最近一项研究发现保护组织里37%的儿童都有体重超标现象或患有肥胖症—不过几乎所有的儿童在加入保护组织后体重都有所增加。

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Obese men who said they drank 15 or more units a week had the greatest risk of liver disease; almost 19 times higher than those who were slim.

那些表明每星期喝掉15瓶酒的肥胖男士患肝病的风险是最大的；这个风险几乎是那些瘦人的19倍。

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Almost one-third of American children are overweight or obese.

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According to Department of Health figures, the poorest children are almost twice as likely to be obese than the richest.

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Almost three-quarters of men are obese, compared to fewer than two-thirds of women.

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When she was obese, Hill says, she felt almost invisible, and even though she didn't want to believe it, people ignored her.

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