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Teen faints after SkiPPing meals
多餐未进食女生晕厥
STONECHESTER-A teenage gi r I fainted yesterday at StOnechester High SChOOI after SkiPPing meals.
Jennifer Jones,15,told friends in her CIaSS that She WaS fee Ii ng UnWeI I.She then PaSSed OUt in her morning
PE IeSSOn and WaS rushed to hospital∙
来自斯通彻斯特的报道：昨日，斯通彻斯特高中一名女同
班朋友自己感觉不适，后来在上午的体育课上晕厥, 随即被紧急送往医院。
生多餐未进食后晕厥。珍妮弗•琼斯，十五岁，曾告诉Jennifer WaS found to have dangerously IOW blood SUgar I eve IS and WaS treated i mmed i ate Iy. Her WOrried ParentS told the doctor that their daughter missed breakfast that day and Hardly touched her Clinner the night before・Fortunately,she is now OUt Of danger .Her doctor SayS that She Wi 11 make a ful I recovery in a day Or two.
医生发现珍妮弗血糖过低，已经很危险，于是马上对其进行治疗。珍妮弗的父母忧心忡忡，他们告诉医生，女儿当天早晨未进食，前一天的晚餐也几乎丝毫未动。幸运的是，珍妮弗已经脱离了危险。主治医生预计，珍妮弗一两天就能康复。Jennifer's CIaSSmates hope to See her back at SChOOI SOOn.They Say that She HaS StrUgglecl With eating PrObIemS for a IOng time・"Jennifer thought that SkiPPing meals WOUld be a SimPIe Way to reach her target Weight・"her friend LaUra
Williams told OUr reporter・n She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months .She ⅛old me She had trouble COnCentrating in CIaSS・ I Warned her that SkiPPing meals WaS unhealthy, but She WOUIdn11 IiSten."
同学们希望珍妮弗能尽快返回学校。他们说，珍妮弗和进食问题较劲已经很久了。“珍妮弗以为不吃饭就可以轻松减到她的目标体重。”朋友劳拉•威廉姆斯告诉记者，“最近几个月，她一直不吃早餐。她对我说，她上课很难集中注意力。我提醒过她，不吃饭有害健康，可她不听。”
Jennifer's CaSe is a reminder Of the dangers Of the Unhea I thy Weight-IOSS habits that have become COmmOn among teenagers Of both SeXeS・ In a SOCiety Where being thi n is Often Seen as being beautiful, teenagers some⅛imes tUrn to extreme to SI im down quick I y. ACCOrCling to a recent SUrVey Of Senior high SChOOI StUdentS,IifestyIeSalmost One fifth Of teenagers regularly SkiP meaIs, One in ten OVer-exercise and four Per Cent even take Weight-IOSS medicine. HeaIth experts are COnCerned abo Ut these figures .They are increasing their efforts to educate teenagers about the Side effects Of IOSi ng Weight too qu i ckIy. They HaVe
also Warnecl t Herrl aga i nst USing SUCh extreme methods・
珍妮弗的例子提醒人们，青少年男女中普遍存在的不健康的减肥习惯具有危险性。在一个往往以瘦为美的社会中，不时有青少年采取极端方式快速减肥。近期一项针对高中生生活习惯的调查表明，近1/5的青少年经常性地不吃饭，1/10运动过度，4%甚至月艮用减肥药。这些数据引起了健康专家的关注。他们加大力度教育青少年有关快速减肥引起的不良反应，并提醒青少年不要采取类似极端的方式。
"These SO-Ca 11ed ,qu ick-f iX methods1prove to be harmful to teenagers・ It is normal for teenagers to be SIightIy OVerWeight and there is no reason
Why they ShOU ICI be WOrrieCl・HOWeVer, for those WhO are dangerously overweight, it is Very important that they try to IOSe Weight PrOPer Iy. Vl Said an expert・“这些所谓的"急速减肥法，已证实对青少年有害。青少年轻微超重是正常现象，没有理由为此焦虑。不过，如果超重达到危险程度，尝试以适当方式减重是十分重要的。” 一
位专家表示。
She POinted out that it is important to have a heaI thy ba Ianced diet SinCe teenagers are Still growing and tHeir bodies need a IOt Of nutrition to function WeI I ・ If they do not take in enough food, they may fee I Weak and get i I I eas i I y. She added, Vl What's more, they ShOUICi keep regular HOUrS and get PIenty Of exercise to Stay energetic and fit.We Strongly encourage al I teenagers to fol IOW these Iifestyle tips, because
