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Soutik Biswas
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India Correspondent and Features and Analysis Editor, BBC
New Delhi
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Press Freedom, Persecution South Asia,Politics Culture, Human Rights Religion, Society.
Content
By Soutik Biswas Verified| BBC Verified Article information Author, 苏蒂克·比斯瓦斯（Soutik Biswas） Role, BBC驻印度记者 印度人的“大肚腩”（pot belly，啤酒肚）曾经是富裕、放纵和年老体面的象征，但长期以来一直是讽刺和社会评论的对象。 在文学作品中，它悄悄地象征着舒适或自满；在电影中，它成为懒惰官员、贪吃叔叔或腐败警察的代名词。漫画会透过夸大它来嘲笑政客。在农村地区，它曾被视为地位的象征——表示“这个人吃得不错”。 但这个曾经被忽视、甚至被庆祝的“大肚腩”现在却敲响了警钟。印度的肥胖危机正在膨胀，“大肚腩”看似无害，但带来的祸害引可能比我们想像中更大。 2021年，印度拥有全球第二多的超重或肥胖的成年人，达到1.8亿人——仅次于中国。医学期刊《柳叶刀》（Lancet，《刺针》）一项新的研究警告称，到2050年，这一数字可能飙升至4.5亿，占印度预计人口的近三分之一。 全球超过一半的成年人、以及三分之一的儿童和青少年预计将面临同样的命运。 在印度，问题的核心在于“大肚腩”，或医学上称为“腹部肥胖”（abdominal obesity）。...
By Soutik Biswas Verified| Bottom Line@ Image source, Getty ImagesThe Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and social commentary. In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman. Cartoons exaggerated it to mock politicians. In rural settings, it was once considered a status symbol - a sign that "this man eats well".
By Soutik Biswas Verified| BBC Verified Article information Author, 苏蒂克·比斯瓦斯（Soutik Biswas） Role, BBC驻印度记者 印度人的“大肚腩”（pot belly，啤酒肚）曾经是富裕、放纵和年老体面的象征，但长期以来一直是讽刺和社会评论的对象。 在文学作品中，它悄悄地象征着舒适或自满；在电影中，它成为懒惰官员、贪吃叔叔或腐败警察的代名词。漫画会透过夸大它来嘲笑政客。在农村地区，它曾被视为地位的象征——表示“这个人吃得不错”。 但这个曾经被忽视、甚至被庆祝的“大肚腩”现在却敲响了警钟。印度的肥胖危机正在膨胀，“大肚腩”看似无害，但带来的祸害引可能比我们想像中更大。 2021年，印度拥有全球第二多的超重或肥胖的成年人，达到1.8亿人——仅次于中国。医学期刊《柳叶刀》（Lancet，《刺针》）一项新的研究警告称，到2050年，这一数字可能飙升至4.5亿，占印度预计人口的近三分之一。 全球超过一半的成年人、以及三分之一的儿童和青少年预计将面临同样的命运。 在印度，问题的核心在于“大肚腩”，或医学上称为“腹部肥胖”（abdominal obesity）。...
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