For the food industry, the blame attributed to it is
Read the text below and answer question
OBESITY
Is it a disease or a lifestyle problem?
Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States and
increasingly around the world. Costs and associated
diseases continue to increase. Recent studies into the
causes of obesity indicate that the problem is more
complex, and may have less to do with “willpower” and other
such issues, than previously thought. Many obesity experts
hope this research will help physicians and others rethink
the way they understand and treat the problem. Skeptics,
however, continue to blame inactivity and overeating for
obesity. While the World Health Organization (WHO) and
others call for a reduction in sugar consumption to combat
obesity, the food industry says it is being unfairly targeted.
The planet’s population is getting fatter. Once a problem
largely confined to high-income regions, overweight and
obesity are on the rise in low- and middle-income
countries. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), obesity has more than doubled worldwide since
1980. In 2014 more than 1.9 billion adults (39 percent of
Earth’s adult population) were overweight. That includes
600 million who were obese.
Among children, overweight and obesity are increasing
more than 30 percent faster in lower-and middle-income
countries than in developed countries. In 2013, 42 million
children under the age of 5 worldwide were overweight or
obese.
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Read the text below and answer question
OBESITY
Is it a disease or a lifestyle problem?
Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States and
increasingly around the world. Costs and associated
diseases continue to increase. Recent studies into the
causes of obesity indicate that the problem is more
complex, and may have less to do with “willpower” and other
such issues, than previously thought. Many obesity experts
hope this research will help physicians and others rethink
the way they understand and treat the problem. Skeptics,
however, continue to blame inactivity and overeating for
obesity. While the World Health Organization (WHO) and
others call for a reduction in sugar consumption to combat
obesity, the food industry says it is being unfairly targeted.
The planet’s population is getting fatter. Once a problem
largely confined to high-income regions, overweight and
obesity are on the rise in low- and middle-income
countries. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), obesity has more than doubled worldwide since
1980. In 2014 more than 1.9 billion adults (39 percent of
Earth’s adult population) were overweight. That includes
600 million who were obese.
Among children, overweight and obesity are increasing
more than 30 percent faster in lower-and middle-income
countries than in developed countries. In 2013, 42 million
children under the age of 5 worldwide were overweight or
obese.
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http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqr_ht_o
besity_2015. Acessado em 15 de outubro de 2015.
Gabarito comentado
Tema central: A questão propõe interpretar o texto sobre obesidade e identificar, a partir dele, como a indústria alimentícia percebe a culpa atribuída a ela no combate ao problema.
Compreensão textual: O foco da questão está na leitura atenta da passagem: ‘the food industry says it is being unfairly targeted’. O termo unfairly (“injustamente”) é essencial para responder corretamente.
Análise das alternativas:
E) unjust – CORRETA. “Unjust” significa “injusto”, refletindo a percepção da indústria de que está sendo responsabilizada de forma indevida. Segundo os dicionários Cambridge e Merriam-Webster, “unjust” equivale a “not fair/unfair” (não justo).
A) unbiased e B) unprejudiced – Ambas significam “imparcial”, ou seja, sem tendência. Não expressam a ideia de injustiça, mas sim de neutralidade. Não servem para traduzir o sentimento de estar sendo prejudicado ou “apontado injustamente”.
C) legitimate – Indica que algo é “legítimo”, ou seja, tem fundamento legal ou é aceitável. Vai contra o sentido de “culpa injusta” no texto.
D) reasonable – Significa “razoável”. No contexto, se a culpa fosse razoável, a indústria reconheceria justiça no apontamento, o que não ocorre.
Estratégias de prova: Atenção a palavras-chave do texto (“unfairly”) e à família de palavras (“unjust”, “unjustly”, “unfair”, “injustice”). Evite confundir termos com som ou grafia parecidos mas sentido diverso (pegadinha comum em provas).
Resumo: O uso do termo “unjust” traduz com precisão o sentimento da indústria no texto: “culpa injusta”. As demais alternativas não capturam essa nuance, por expressarem neutralidade, legitimidade ou razoabilidade.
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