慧俪轻体发布备受争议的儿童减肥应用

慧俪轻体发布备受争议的儿童减肥应用

Weight Watchers came under fire this month after releasing a weight loss app for children and young teens that critics say encourages eating disorders.

慧俪轻体(Weight Watchers)本月发布了一款专为儿童和青少年设计的减肥应用程序，批评人士称，该应用程序会导致饮食失调。

WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, released the Kurbo App on Aug. 13 and described the program as “a scientifically-proven behavior change program designed to help kids and teens ages 8-17 reach a healthier weight,” according to a press release.

WW公司的前身是慧俪轻体(Weight Watchers)，该公司于8月13日发布了这款名为“Kurbo”的应用程序，并将其描述为“一款经过科学验证的行为改变程序，旨在帮助8至17岁的儿童和青少年达到更健康的体重。”

The wellness organization said that it built the app based on Stanford University’s Pediatric Weight Control Program that helps youngsters to “make lifestyle changes while receiving guidance around sustainable healthy eating, physical activity and mindfulness habits.”

这家健康组织表示，他们基于斯坦福大学(Stanford University)的儿童体重控制项目开发了这款应用，该项目帮助青少年“改变生活方式，同时接受有关可持续健康饮食、身体活动和正念习惯的指导”。

However, parents are firing back saying that the app encourages young people to develop eating disorders early on.

然而，家长们反驳说，这个应用程序鼓励年轻人早日出现饮食失调。

A petition to pull the app was created on Change.org and has received more than 82,000 signatures.

Change.org网站上创建了一份请愿书，要求撤掉这款应用程序，目前已收到超过8.2万个签名。

“At least 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder in the U.S.,” the petition read. “Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, every 62 minutes at least one person dies as a direct result from an eating disorder. This app will literally kill people.”

请愿书上写道：“美国至少有3000万不同年龄和性别的人患有饮食失调。饮食失调是所有精神疾病中死亡率最高的，每62分钟至少有一人死于饮食失调。这个应用程序真的会杀人。”

The petition argued that the app promotes an environment that facilities the development of eating disorders citing “adolescence [as] a critical period of development and a window of vulnerability.”

请愿书认为，该应用程序促进了一个环境，以“青春期是发育的关键时期，也是脆弱的窗口”为借口，进一步推动饮食失调的发展。

The petition’s organizers call WW’s decision to launch the app “dangerous, irresponsible and immoral.”

请愿书的组织者称WW发布该应用程序的决定是“危险、不负责任和不道德”。

WW did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

WW没有立即回复福克斯新闻的置评请求。

In a press release about the app, Gary Foster, chief scientific officer at WW, said the app helps target “the prevalent public health problem of childhood obesity.”

WW的首席科学官加里福斯特(GaryFoster)在一份关于该应用程序的新闻稿中说，该应用有助于解决“儿童肥胖这一普遍的公共健康问题”。

“Alongside a distinguished group of leaders in pediatric health and nutrition, we’ve carefully developed this platform to be holistic, rewarding and inspirational so kids, teens and families get the tools and guidance they need to manage their environment and build and sustain healthy habits,” he said.

他说:“我们与一群杰出的儿科健康和营养领域的领导人一道，精心开发了这个平台，使其具有全身性、有益性和启发性，使儿童、青少年和家庭获得管理环境、建立和保持健康习惯所需的工具和指导。”