A third of men will be officially obese in four years' time if current trends continue, the Government said.

政府指出，如果目前趨勢不變，三分之一男子在四年內將正式列為過胖。

Figures show that 12 million adults and one million children will be obese by 2010, increasing their risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer.

數字顯示，一千兩百萬名成人和一百萬名幼童到二○一○年體重超重，使他們罹患心臟病、２型糖尿病及其他某些癌症的風險增加。

The figures in the Health Survey for England, published by the Department of Health and said to be the most accurate estimates to date, say that the number of obese girls will overtake boys in four years. Then one girl in five, aged between two and 10, will be classed as obese.

這項由衛生部發表的英國健康調查數字，據了解是迄今最正確的估計，數字並指出，四年內過胖的女童將超過男童，屆時兩歲到十歲的女孩，每五個就有一個被列為胖子。