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2010 年3 月雅思阅读真题题源文章精选 题源文章，是指与考试当天的阅读文章话 题一致，且内容和结构安排高度相似的文 章.阅读题源文章，对于了解雅思考试阅读 文章的特点，训练阅读能力，提高阅读速 度，扩大词汇量和知识面有非常大的帮助。 以下是朗阁海外考试研究中心精选的 2010 年 3 月份雅思考试阅读真题题源文 章，供广大考生阅读学习。 1 Children Food Promotion and Advertising （3 月 27 日阅读考试第1 篇题源文章） Over the past 20 years rates of obesity in children have risen greatly in many countries, leading some researchers to speak of an ‘international epidemic of obesity’ (Dietz, 1998 ; Baur, 2002 ). It is estimated that one in five Australian children and adolescents are now overweight or obese (Baur, 2002 ). Amongst Australian children, the rate of overweight and obesity combined has more than doubled, and the rate of obesity trebled in all age groups and for both sexes, in the 10 year period from 1985 to 1995 (Magarey et al., 2001 ). Obese children have a 25–50% chance of progression to adult obesity (Must and Strauss, 1999 ) with 80% of overweight adolescents continuing to be overweight into adulthood (Dietz, 2004 ). The significant risk for childhood overweight and obesity to continue into adulthood and the associated long-term health implications confirm the importance of preventive action. A joint report prepared by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization concluded that the heavy marketing of fast food and energy-dense micronutrient-poor foods and beverages is a ‘probable’ causal factor in weight gain and obesity in children (World Health Organization, 2003 ). Six techniques are commonly employed by food companies to market their products: television advertising, in-school marketing, sponsorship, product placement, internet marketing and sales promotions on food packaging (Hawkes, 2004 ). The marketing of such foods contributes to an obesity promoting environment that makes healthy food choices difficult