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Published: Aug 22, 2021 05:08 PM
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fatty liver/ 脂肪肝/ (zhīfánɡ ɡān)

A: Recently a 12-year-old boy started trending on Sina Weibo because he was 18 kilograms overweight.

最近有一名12岁的男孩因超重18公斤登上了微博热搜。

(zuìjìn yǒu yīmínɡ shier suì de nánhái yīn chāozhònɡ shiba ɡōnɡjīn dēnɡshànɡ le wēibó rèsōu.)

B: A lot of children today are facing the issue of being overweight. 

现在有很多孩子都面临超重问题。

(xiànzài yǒu hěnduō háizǐ dōu miànlín chāozhònɡ wèntí.)

A: The most important thing is that an examination revealed this boy was suffering from a fatty liver. Fatty liver is more often seen in middle-aged or elderly people.

最重要的是这位男孩被查出患有脂肪肝。中老年人患脂肪肝是比较常见的。

(zuì zhònɡyào de shì zhèwèi nánhái bèi cháchū huànyǒu zhīfánɡ ɡān.zhōnɡlǎonián rén huàn zhīfánɡ ɡān shì bǐjiào chánɡjiàn de.)

B: That's serious. He's only 12 after all. 

这就很严重了,毕竟他才12岁。

(zhèjiù hěn yánzhònɡ le, bìjìnɡ tācái shiersuì.)

A: Per my understanding, this boy usually likes to eat meat-based dishes and fried food, and has a predisposition toward this due to his genetic inheritance. 

据了解,男孩平时喜欢肉制品和油炸食品,而且也有家族遗传的倾向。

(jùliaojiě, nánhái pínɡshí xǐhuān ròuzhìpǐn hé yóuzhà shípǐn, érqiě yě yǒu jiāzú yíchuánde qīnɡxiànɡ .)

B: Nowadays, many young people eat a lot because their schedules are irregular. This has led to the appearance of fatty livers to increase among young people. 

现在年轻人因为长期作息不规律,暴饮暴食,导致脂肪肝发病率越发年轻化。

(xiànzài niánqīnɡrén yīnwéi chánɡqī zuòxī bùɡuīlǜ, bàoyǐn bàoshí, dǎozhì zhīfánɡɡān fābìnɡlǜ yuèfā niánqīnɡ huà .)

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times