日本兒童健康第一 學校午餐制降低孩子肥胖率

　　原標題：日本兒童健康狀況全球第一 得益于學校午餐

　　聯合國兒童基金會近日發(fā)布的報告顯示，日本的兒童健康狀況位居全球之首，且兒童肥胖發(fā)病率極低。分析人士指出，這在很大程度上得益于全日本范圍內實施的學校午餐制度。

　　Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.

　　日本在保障兒童攝入充足營養(yǎng)的同時肥胖發(fā)病率極低，這一成就在發(fā)達國家中并不多見，其秘訣在于學校午餐。

　　A landmark report by the UN's children agency UNICEF released Tuesday shows Japan topping the charts for childhood health indicators, with low rates of infant mortality and few underweight children.

　　聯合國兒童基金會于本周二(10月15日)發(fā)表的報告顯示，日本兒童健康狀況全球排名第一，嬰兒死亡率低、體重不足人數非常少。

　　But it also manages the lowest incidence of childhood obesity among the 41 developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and European Union.

　　日本也是經濟合作與發(fā)展組織和歐盟的41個發(fā)達國家中，兒童肥胖率最低的國家。

　　Experts say there are various factors at work, including a health-conscious society and regularly mandated check-ups for children, but a nationwide school lunch program also plays a key role.

　　專家指出，這一成績由多種因素促成，包括日本人特別關注健康、定期組織兒童體檢，而全日本范圍內的學校午餐計劃也起到重要作用。

　　"School lunches with menus that are created by nutritionists are provided to all primary schools and the majority of junior high schools throughout Japan," Mitsuhiko Hara, a pediatrician and professor at Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, told AFP.

　　東京家政學院大學教授、兒科醫(yī)生原光彥(音)告訴法新社說：“日本所有小學和大部分初中都提供由營養(yǎng)師制定菜單的午餐。”