Chan C
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Obes Rev. 2008 Mar;9 Suppl 1:87-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00445.x.
Hong Kong soon became aware of the importance of ensuring the optimum growth of their children with growth standards for Hong Kong being set out in 1962. By 1972 it was already clear that childhood obesity was emerging as a problem and increasing in prevalence and by 1987 an international workshop on nutrition, held in Hong Kong, was being alerted to this issue. Then 10 years later obesity featured as a major issue in the programme of the Asian Congress of Pediatrics with the local contributors highlighting the evidence already available in Hong Kong of the wide range of metabolic, cardiovascular, physical and psychological complications of obesity in the local community. The school health service was given a prominent role and there are now guidelines not only in relation to the standards of school lunches but also for the need to enhance the physical activity of children and involve a new educational community wide approach as part of a major co-coordinated effort within Hong Kong. Professional and community workers together with the government now have a comprehensive determination to tackle the challenge of obesity prevention. So Hong Kong intends to play a major role in the international response to the formation of the Global Alliance for the prevention of obesity and its associated chronic diseases.
香港很快就意识到确保儿童最佳成长的重要性，1962年制定了香港的生长标准。到1972年，很明显儿童肥胖已成为一个问题且患病率不断上升，1987年在香港举行的一次国际营养研讨会上，这一问题受到关注。10年后，肥胖成为亚洲儿科学会会议议程上的一个主要问题，当地与会者强调了香港已有证据表明肥胖在当地社区会引发一系列广泛的代谢、心血管、身体和心理并发症。学校健康服务发挥了重要作用，现在不仅有关于学校午餐标准的指导方针，还有关于增强儿童体育活动的必要性的指导方针，并且作为香港一项重大协同努力的一部分，引入了一种新的全社区教育方法。专业人员、社区工作者和政府现在有了全面的决心来应对预防肥胖的挑战。因此，香港打算在国际社会应对肥胖及其相关慢性病全球预防联盟的组建中发挥重要作用。
