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In a new poll, parents complain that their children are not getting nearly enough time for a basic school ritual: eating lunch. And that's worrying parents and administrators, given that about one-third of American kids are overweight or obese.
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Nicola Edwards
California Food Policy Advocates
Eric Westervelt
NPR News
npr.org
翻译&注解:心月伊然Experts point out the important link between good nutrition and academic performance. Nicola Edwards is with the California Food Policy Advocates. She says parents need to be central to any solution.
Parents need to be modeling good eating behaviors and not, you know, shoving food through the window in the back of the car as they're on their way to work or on their way to school. We have a huge epidemic of obesity and overweight in this country. And so, part of helping people is really making them understand the importance of eating and taking the time to eat.
Parents can't effectively preach to kids about healthy food and quality lunch time, she says, and then model grabbing something unhealthy on the go. Eric Westervelt, NPR News.
And you can see the full results of our poll on education and health at npr.org.专家指出,良好的营养和学习成绩之间的重要联系。尼古拉·爱德华兹在加州食品政策协会工作。她说,父母对任何解决方案都极为重要。
父母要树立良好饮食习惯的榜样,不要在上班或者上学的路上把食物扔出后车窗。在这个国家我们有大范围流行的肥胖和超重。因此,要帮助一部分人,使他们真正了解饮食的重要性以及让他们花时间去吃饭。。
她说,家长不能有效地对孩子讲健康食品和有质量的用餐时间,还忙个不停地抓不健康的食品吃树立坏榜样。国家公共之声新闻埃里克·韦斯特维尔特。
你可以在npr.org看到我们在教育和健康上调查的全部结果。
翻译:心月伊然(水平有限,仅供参考) |
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