The reasons for the increased cases of childhood obesity are easy to see. What is hard to know is how to prevent it from the very beginning. Parents play a huge role in their children’s diets. Making smart and healthy choices from the start of their children’s lives is crucial. Schools also play important roles since children spend a lot of time and consume several meals there every day. Environments that stress healthy eating habits and daily exercise teach big lessons.One method to keep kids active and healthy has gotten a lot of attention lately. With a small monitoring device called the Zamzee, the program uses the addictive nature of online gaming and turns it into a real-life challenge. The game allows users to compare their activities and points with other players. Competition keeps them achieving more just as much as the point rewards do. No matter what, the goal of every weight loss program should be to teach children how to make living healthy lives fun and positive.
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兒童肥胖症的增加，其原因是顯而易見的。比較難知道的是人們要如何防範未然。父母在兒童的飲食習慣中扮演著舉足輕重的角色。從幼兒時期就為他們作出聰明且健康的選擇是很重要的。學校的角色也很關鍵，因為兒童每天大部份的時間都待在學校，也有好幾餐會在那裡解決。一個強調健康飲食習慣和日常運動的環境會教導孩子們許多重大的觀念。一種讓孩童保持活力和健康的方法最近開始引起多方注意。透過一個名為Zamzee的小型監測裝置，這項計畫利用線上遊戲會令人上癮的特性，把它轉為一種現實生活中的挑戰。此項遊戲可以讓玩家們之間互相比較他們所進行的活動和得到的點數。彼此間的競爭關係會讓他們更積極活動，達到和點數獎賞同樣的功效。無論如何，每個減重計畫的目標，都應該是教導孩子如何讓健康過生活變得有趣和積極。
◎play a + 形容詞 + role 扮演……的角色
．The Internet plays a key role in the lives of people the world over.
◎addictive a. 令人沉溺的，使人成癮的
．Smoking is highly addictive, so I don’t recommend trying it.
◎reward n. 獎賞；報償
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