It is ironic that in a world where childhood malnutrition plagues many developing countries, childhood obesity has become one of the leading health scourges in advanced economies. The World Bank estimates that over a third of all children in Indonesia, for example, suffer from stunted growth, confronting them with the risk of lifetime effects on fitness and cognitive development.
讽刺的是，在这个儿童营养不良困扰着许多发展中国家的世界，儿童肥胖却已成为发达经济体最主要的健康灾难之一。举例来讲，世界银行估计超过三分之一的印尼儿童饱受发育不良之苦，面临着对健康与认知发展造成终身影响的威胁。但发展中世界儿童营养不良的困境并没有缓解发达国家的肥胖问题。