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China's waistline is expanding, according to a new government report. The document, released Wednesday by the National Health Commission, revealed that just over half of Chinese adults are overweight, raising concerns about health issues associated with obesity.

Body mass index, or BMI — a person's weight in kilograms divided by their squared height in meters — is the most common diagnostic criterion for measuring obesity.

According to the World Health Organization, a person with a BMI of over 25 is considered overweight, or obese if it’s over 30.

语言点

1. waistline n. 腰围

waist-腰 line-身体线条

· love handles (肚子上的)游泳圈

· pot belly 啤酒肚

2. reveal v. 透露，显示

3. overweight adj. 超重的

4. raise concerns about 引发对……的担忧

· They have raised concerns about the cost of the project.

他们对这个项目的成本表示担忧。

5. be associated with 和……相关

6. obesity n. 肥胖症

7. BMI(body mass index) 身体质量指数，体质指数

8. divide v. 除

· X divided Y X除以Y

9. diagnostic adj. 诊断的

· diagnose n. 诊断

10. criterion n. 评判标准(standard)

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