One study recruited 200 obese adults to take part in a 16-week-long diet, where half added dessert to their breakfast, and half didn't.

一项研究招募了200名肥胖的成年人，让他们参加一项为期16周的节食计划，这项计划中一半人的早餐中添加了甜点，而另一半没有。

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Previous studies have shown conflicting results on whether the age at which babies start eating solid foods is related to their chance of being obese a few years down the line.

之前的研究在开始食用固体食物年龄是否与几年之后患肥胖的几率上相关的结果上并不一致，尤其是通过婴儿食品喂大的婴儿之中。

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A BMI greater than 30 is considered obese.

体重指数超过30则被认为是肥胖。

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Doctors say eating right and exercising should begin at a young age so that children will not grow into obese adults.

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They used a system of measurement called the Body Mass Index to define words like obese and overweight.

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The study found that half the women who died were obese and that 56 percent had a chronic illness, such as high blood pressure, heart disease or asthma.

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While a quarter of Americans are now defined by the CDC as obese and a recent New York Times Magazine cover asked, Is Sugar Toxic?

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Additionally, being obese means a girl is more likely to get her first period earlier.

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Around 1978, some 17 percent of US women were obese, a figure that grew to 35 percent by 2003.

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