The “epidemic” of childhood obesity

The uptick in overweight children

has triggered alarm. uptick: an
increase in the number of
something

Many people have expressed

grave concern about children’s
declining health and expanding
waistlines. grave concern: một
mối lo ngại lớn

They show their worry over

flabby children and the
“epidemic” of childhood obesity.
flabby (adjective, informal): béo,
mỡ, thừa cân

To some people, children’s increasing lack of physical fitness is a menace to

their future. menace: a thing that causes damage

Child obesity is associated with the increased prevalence of health

complications. health complication: biến chứng về sức khỏe

Overweight children have been brutally teased for decades.

Policy choices which include budget priorities have swept many young kids
into obesity. sweep somebody into something: push somebody into a situation