The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight.
The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods.
Dr.Temu Waqanivalu is with the World Health Organization’s South Pacific office in Suva, Fiji.He says many of the imported products lack nutritional value.
Temu Waqanivalu said: “In some of the places, you’d be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water. I think that represents the kind of off­environment we’ve created that doesn’t really encourage or make lifestyle choices an easy choice for the population.”
And a lack of physical activity among many Pacific islanders only adds to the obesity problem.
The WHO says more than 50 percent of the population is overweight in at least ten Pacific island countries. The rate is as high as 80 percent among women in the territory（領(lǐng)地）of American Samoa. Fiji had the lowest obesity rate at 30 percent.
In all, almost ten million people live in Pacific island countries. The WHO estimates that about 40 percent of them have health disorders related to diet and nutrition.
Diabetes（糖尿�。﹔ates are among the highest in the world. Forty-seven percent of the people in American Samoa have diabetes. So do 44 percent of the people in Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand.
By comparison, the diabetes rate is 13 percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity.
Officials also note an increase in nutritional problems like anemia and not enough vitamin A in the diets of Pacific islanders. Dr. Waqanivalu says treating conditions related to obesity and diet puts pressure on limited health resources and budgets.
小題1:The main reason why obesity rates are rising in many Pacific islanders is ________.
A．the change of society
B．the change of eating habits
C．the change of life style
D．lack of exercise
小題2:Imported products lack nutritional value but people love to buy them because they are ________.
A．cheapB．popularC．tastyD．convenient to get
小題3:How many people living in Pacific island countries have health disorders?
A．1 million.B．4 million.C．6 million.D．10 million.
小題4:The percentage of diabetes rates in American Samoa is ________.
A．optimisticB．steadyC．worryingD．low

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
本文講述了太平洋島國(guó)肥胖癥上升的原因。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods.可知答案為B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)you’d be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water.可知答案為A。
小題3:計(jì)算題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段可知大約40%的人有健康問(wèn)題，故10×40%="4" million。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)By comparison, the diabetes rate is 13 percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity.可知答案為C。
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