Health Problems in India

印度的健康問題


Introduction

India has new health problems. Many people are sick with diseases that do not spread from person to person.

印度面臨新的健康問題。許多人患上了非傳染性疾病。

Main Body

More people in India have diabetes and high blood pressure. Many people are overweight. The government gives medicine, but people need to eat better and move more.

越來越多印度人患有糖尿病和高血壓。許多人體重過重。政府雖然提供藥物,但人們需要改善飲食並增加運動。

Many young children do not have enough good food. This makes them small and weak. India wants to grow better plants, like millets, to help children eat healthy food.

許多幼童缺乏足夠的營養食物。這導致他們身材矮小且體質虛弱。印度希望種植更好的作物,例如小米,以幫助兒童攝取健康食物。

Women over 50 years old also need more help. Doctors often talk about babies and mothers, but they forget older women. Older women need help with their bones and brains.

50 歲以上的女性也需要更多幫助。醫生經常討論嬰兒和母親,卻忽略了年長女性。年長女性需要關於骨骼和大腦方面的醫療協助。

Conclusion

India must stop sickness before it starts. People need a healthy life and better food.

印度必須在疾病發生前加以阻止。人們需要健康的生活和更好的食物。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The "Need to" Pattern

In the text, we see this a lot: "People need to eat better."

What is it? Use need to + action when something is important or necessary. It is like a strong requirement.

Simple Examples:

  • I need to sleep. → It is necessary for me.
  • You need to study. → It is important for you.
  • We need to help. → It is required for us.

🧩 Word Pairings (Collocations)

Some words always like to hang out together. Notice these from the story:

  • High \rightarrow blood pressure
  • Good \rightarrow food
  • Older \rightarrow women

Quick Tip: To sound more like a native speaker, don't just learn one word; learn the pair!

Vocabulary Learning

diseases (n.)
Illnesses or sicknesses of the body
Example:Doctors work hard to cure dangerous diseases.
spread (v.)
To move from one person or place to another
Example:Wash your hands so you do not spread the cold.
diabetes (n.)
A health problem where there is too much sugar in the blood
Example:People with diabetes must be careful with the sugar they eat.
overweight (adj.)
Having more body fat than is healthy
Example:Eating too many sweets can make a person overweight.
millets (n.)
Small seeds from a type of grass used as food
Example:Millets are a healthy grain for children to eat.
Practice A2 words in a crossword