新奇事件簿 日本进食障碍问题引担忧

A health group in Japan is worried about people with eating disorders¹. The Japan Society for Eating Disorders (JSED) said that most people who eat too much or too little do not receive any support. The JSED said hundreds of thousands of people have health problems because of being overweight or underweight. It said few of these people receive any medical help. The president of JSED, Dr. Toshio Ishikawa, said: "Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering in silence. There are very few services available to help people." He added: "It's often too late by the time the patient is seen in a hospital. Sometimes they are even close to death."

日本进食障碍引健康组织担忧。据日本进食障碍协会表示，多数暴食或少食民众未接受任何帮助。称因体重过重或过轻，健康问题困扰着数十万民众。而寻求医疗帮助的人数少之又少。障碍协会主席佐伯石川认为：“数十万民众默默挣扎。然而服务机构却少的可怜。”他还补充道：“等到住院治疗已为时已晚。有时还会致人死亡。”

The Japanese government said it was difficult to find out how many people are suffering with eating disorders. It said many women were too embarrassed to go to a doctor about eating problems. Some women do not want to admit they have a problem. Takanobu Matsuzaki of Japan's Ministry² of Health said the government was trying to publish more information about eating disorders. He said: "We want to set up local systems of support where their illness can be picked up early, so people can be helped sooner." Statistics³ show that in 2014, only 10,000 people in Japan got treatment for eating disorders. This compared to 725,000 people in the United Kingdom, which has almost half the population of Japan.

日本政府表示称，很难计算患进食障碍的确切人数。许多女性认为就医很难为情。还有一些女性不愿承认自己患病。日本卫生部穗积松崎表示，政府曾对进食障碍进行宣传。他表示：“我们希望建立当地服务体系，疾病及早发现，及早治疗。”据统计数据表示，2014年仅1万民众接受治疗。而英国为72.5万，几乎是日本总人口的一半。

1 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 statistics   

n.统计，统计数字，统计学

参考例句：

• We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
• Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。