肥胖也会加剧全球变暖。伦敦卫生和热带医学院的一个研究小组称,肥胖和体重超重人士消耗的交通燃料和食物多于普通人;而且,随着胖人数量不断增加,这一问题将会不断恶化。该院研究员菲尔.爱德华兹和伊恩.罗伯茨在周五的《柳叶刀》杂志中写道,这加剧食品短缺及能源价格上涨。爱德 Obesity also contributes to global warming. A team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said that obese and overweight people consume more transportation fuel and food than ordinary people; and, as the number of fat people continues to increase, the problem will continue to deteriorate. Researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in the Lancet magazine on Friday that this has exacerbated food shortages and rising energy prices. Aide