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