福克斯新闻 中年人肥胖将引发癌症

Rates of cancer in the United States have been on the decline, but the most frequent instances of cancer have been those associated with people being too fat for too long:

美国的癌症患病率有所下降，但是最常见的仍然是与长时间有关的癌症。

(Dr. Richardson) "We found cancers associated with overweight and obesity¹ went up in all age groups except people aged² 75 or older."

“我们发现，除了75岁以上的老人以外，在所有年龄群体，与超重和肥胖有关的癌症都有所增加。”

Doctor Lisa Richardson with the centers for disease control. These would be cancers not just of the gastro-intestinal tract³, but also in the spine⁴ and the reproductive organs. Colo-rectal cancer rates are down, though the CDC attributes that to more people seeking screening.

Lisa Richardson医生在疾病控制中心工作。并不只是胃肠道的癌症，还有脊椎和生殖器官的癌症。直肠癌患病率有所下降，然而，疾病防控中心认为这是由于越来越多的人接受检查。

Eben Brown, FOX News.

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1 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 tract   

n.传单，小册子，大片(土地或森林)

参考例句：

• He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
• He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。

4 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。