Sunday afternoons in Simón Bolívar park are an orgy(狂欢；放纵) of calories. Many stalls in this green corner of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, sell obleas(奥布莱亚（哥伦比亚夹心薄饼）): sandwiches of wafers stuffed with layers of fattening(使人发胖的) fillings, including syrups, jams, caramel and cheese. An acid green “bubble-gum” sauce is among the enticing(诱人的) options. “Life’s too short not to eat the food that you love”, reads a sign above one of the stalls.(“人生苦短，想吃什么就吃吧”，一个摊位上方挂着这样的招牌。)
在哥伦比亚首都波哥大，西蒙·玻利瓦尔公园的周日下午是一场卡路里的狂欢。这片绿意盎然的角落里，许多摊位都在卖“奥布莱亚”：一种夹心薄饼，中间塞满一层层让人发胖的馅料，包括糖浆、果酱、焦糖和奶酪。一种酸绿色的“泡泡糖”酱汁也是诱人的选择之一。一个摊位上方挂着招牌，上面写着：“人生苦短，想吃什么就吃吧。”
So Colombians evidently believe. A quarter of them are obese(肥胖的), according to the UN’s World Health Organisation, a share that has risen fivefold(五倍) since 1980. Diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease—all chronic conditions associated with obesity—are rife(普遍的，猖獗的). The health-care system, already severely underfunded and then stretched almost to breaking point by covid-19, has struggled to cope.(本已严重资金不足、随后又被新冠疫情拉伸到几乎崩溃边缘的医疗体系，一直难以应对。)
哥伦比亚人显然就是这么想的。据联合国世界卫生组织的数据，四分之一哥伦比亚人患有肥胖症，这一比例自1980年以来上升了五倍。糖尿病、高血压和肾病——这些都与肥胖相关的慢性病——十分普遍。本已严重资金不足的医疗体系，又因新冠疫情被拉伸到几乎崩溃的边缘，一直难以应对。
In 2022 the previous government decided radical(激进的，根本性的) action was needed. It required all processed food(加工食品) with high levels of sugar, salt or the unhealthiest forms of fat to be labelled as such(被贴上相应的标签), with big black warning signs. More important, it imposed a 10% tax on such products, which rose to 15% in 2024 and 20% last year.(更重要的是，政府对这类产品征收10%的税，该税率在2024年升至15%，去年又升至20%。)
2022年，哥伦比亚上一届政府认定必须采取激进措施。它要求所有高糖、高盐或含有最不健康脂肪的加工食品都必须贴上醒目的黑色警告标签。更重要的是，政府对这类产品征收10%的税，2024年提高到15%，去年又提高到20%。
A smorgasbord of regulation
五花八门的监管措施
A cornucopia of discouragement
层出不穷的抑制手段