as best as these researchers can tell,

现在所流行的一些脏话
were things like 'jumbo,' 'butterball,' 'fat slob,'

像"大块头" "油球" "肥汉"
never before traced or noted in American history, all of a sudden

这些在美国历史上从未出现过突然地
these all come into Vogue in the early twentieth century.

一下子都在二十世纪早期冒出来了
You don't need me to tell you that Americans prejudices against obese

我不说你们也知道美国人对胖子
and in some cases even moderately overweight people

甚至一些只是稍有点重的人
remain extremely powerful,

的偏见依然很重
affecting everything from person self esteem

从个人的自尊心到大学录取和工作招聘
to college acceptance and hiring decisions.

在这方方面面都有影响
Obesity is regularly termed an 'epidemic'

肥胖症被大众杂志和学术期刊
in popular and scientific journals.

一致称为"流行病"
You can read, again to quote The New York Times,

你可以读读《纽约时报》