You've probably heard that something like a third of all kids in the United States are overweight or obese.
你可能听过美国有三分之一的孩子超重或体型肥胖。
And you've probably also heard or read about all sorts of possible solutions: getting rid of sugary snacks and sodas in schools, changing the home food environment, proper parenting skills to promote weight loss…
你可能还听说或看到过五花八门的减肥方法，比如，在学校远离甜品和苏打水，改变家庭饮食环境，采取适当的教育方式帮助孩子减肥。
But according a recent study, there's only really one proven way to help kids lose weight, and that's by parents losing weight themselves.
不过，最近一项调查显示，唯一能够帮助孩子减肥的有效方法就是父母首先要减肥。
Now, of course, not all overweight kids have overweight parents who need to or even should try to lose weight. But other studies have shown that being overweight or obese tends to run in families. And as the recent study suggests, parents setting a weight loss example is far and away the best method for helping kids slim down.
当然了，并非所有超重的孩子都有需要甚至应该试着减肥的肥胖父母。但其它研究显示，超重或肥胖会在家族中蔓延。最新的调查表明，父母首先为孩子树立减肥的榜样无疑是帮孩子减肥的最佳方式。
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