（每日一读）2014年1月高考英语考前突破 阅读理解能力 文化教育 荷兰食物质量排名世界第一VIP专享

荷兰食物质量排名世界第一The Netherlands nudged past France and Switzerland as the country with the most nutritious, plentiful and healthy food, while the United States and Japan failed to make it into the top 20, a new ranking released by Oxfam on Tuesday showed.牛津饥荒救济委员会发布的新排名显示，荷兰超过法国和瑞士，成为食物最有营养、最丰富和最健康的国家，而美国和日本却未能挤进前 20 名。 Chad came in last on the list of 125 nations, behind Ethiopia and Angola, in the food index from the international relief and development organization. "The Netherlands have created a good market that enables people to get enough to eat. Prices are relatively low and stable and the type of food people are eating is balanced," Deborah Hardoon, a senior researcher at Oxfam who compiled the results, said in an interview. Oxfam ranked the nations on the availability, quality and affordability of food and dietary health. It also looked at the percentage of underweight children, food diversity and access to clean water, as well as negative health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes. European countries dominated the top of the ranking but Australia squeezed into the top 12, tying with Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Luxembourg at No. 8. The United Kingdom failed to make the top 10, tying for the 13th spot, because of the volatility（挥发性，活泼） of its food prices compared to other goods, which Oxfam said is on a level with Peru (51), Malta (33) and Kyrgyzstan (65). African nations, along with Laos (112), Bangladesh (102), Pakistan (97) and India (97), were predominant in the bottom 30 countries. Although the United States has the most affordable and good quality food, high levels of obesity and diabetes pushed the nation into 21st place in the ranking, tying with Japan, which scored poorly on the relative price of food compared to other goods. The Netherlands got top marks for its low food prices and diabetes levels, while Chad had the worst score for the cost of food in the country and the number of underweight children - 34 percent. The only countries where food is more expensive are Guinea and the Gambia, which were both at the lower end of the ranking. Burundi, Yemen, Madagascar and India have the worst rates of nutrition and the most underweight children, according to Oxfam. Oxfam said the latest figures show 840 million people go hungry every day, despite there being enough food for the hungry. It called for changes in the way food is produced and distributed around the world. Research suggests that climate change could raise the number of people at risk of hunger by 20 to 50 percent by 2050, according to the group.