Childhood obesity 'to double'

burden Hide phonetics
noun [C]
1 a heavy load that you carry:
The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.

2 something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about:
the burden of responsibility
My elderly mother worries that she's a burden to me.
Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples.
gánh nặng

malnutrition Hide phonetics
noun [U]
physical weakness and bad health caused by a lack of food, or by a lack of the types of food necessary for good health:
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
sự suy dinh dữong

diabetes Hide phonetics
noun [U]
a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood
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