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Tonga also works with other countries in an effort to fight this international health problem.
汤加还与其他国家合作，共同努力解决这一国际健康问题。
It joined a project called OPIC - “Obesity Prevention in Communities”.
它加入了一个名为OPIC（社区肥胖预防）的项目。
OPIC is a research agreement between four countries - Tonga, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.
OPIC是汤加、斐济、澳大利亚和新西兰四个国家之间的研究协议。
One OPIC project looked at school children.
其中一个OPIC项目是针对学龄儿童的。
It encouraged them to eat a healthy breakfast before school instead of sweet foods later in the morning.
它鼓励他们在上学前吃一顿健康的早餐，而不是在上午晚些时候吃甜食。
It suggested that children drink water instead of sugary drinks.
它建议孩子们喝水而不是含糖饮料。
And it encouraged schools to provide better food and more exercise for the children.
它还鼓励学校为孩子们提供更好的食物和更多的锻炼。
Tongans still have a long way to go to improve their health.
汤加人在改善健康方面还有很长的路要走。
But reports show that they have a good understanding of the changes they need to make.
但报告显示，他们对需要做出的改变有很好的理解。
Projects like O P I C, OPIC, and Ma Alahi can help young people to make good decisions about the food they eat.
诸如OPIC和Ma Alahi之类的项目可以帮助年轻人对他们所吃的食物做出正确的决定。
And more and more Tongans are getting involved in fighting this problem.
越来越多的汤加人参与到解决这一问题中来。
Obesity is a problem in many countries - both rich and poor.
肥胖症在许多国家（无论是富国还是穷国）都是一个问题。
In Britain, the BBC made a television series “Fat Nation - the Big Challenge”.
在英国，英国广播公司制作了一部电视连续剧《肥胖的国度——大挑战》。
The answers to the problems are the same in Britain as in Tonga.
针对这些问题，英国和汤加有着相同的解决方案。
Vegetables and fish are better than fatty foods.
蔬菜和鱼比高脂肪食物更好。
Fruit is better than sweets and candy.
水果比甜食和糖果更好。
And everyone needs exercise.
每个人都需要锻炼。
But education is the key.
但教育是关键。
Knowing how to stay healthy is half the battle.
知道如何保持健康是成功的一半。
