【Here’sanewwarningfromhealthexperts:sittingisdeadly.Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforlongperiodsevenifyouexerciseregularlycouldbebadforyourhealth.Anditdoesn'tmatterwherethesittingtakesplace-】
Here’sanewwarningfromhealthexperts:sittingisdeadly.Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforlongperiodsevenifyouexerciseregularlycouldbebadforyourhealth.Anditdoesn'tmatterwherethesittingtakesplace--intheofficeatschoolinthecarorbeforeacomputerorTV.Justtheoverallnumberofhoursittakesmatters.Severalstudiessuggestpeoplewhospendmostoftheirdayssittingaremorelikelytobefathaveaheartattackorevendie.
Whilehealthofficialshaveissued(发布)guidelinesadvisingontheleastamountsofphysicalactivitiestheyhaven’tsuggestedpeopletrytolimithowmuchtimetheyspendinaseatedposition.
“Afterfourhoursofsittingthebodystartstosendharmfulsignals”saidEkblom-BakoftheSwedishSchoolofSportandHealthSciences.Sheexplainedthatgenescontrollingtheamountofglucose(葡萄糖)andfatinthebodystarttoshutdown.
Evenforpeoplewhoexercisespendinglongperiodsoftimesittingatadeskisstillharmful.TimArmstrongaphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganizationsaidpeoplewhoexerciseeverydaybutstillspendalotoftimesittingmightgetmorebenefitsifthatexercisewerespreadacrossthedayratherthaninasinglehour.
Stillinastudythattrackedmorethan17000Canadiansforaboutadozenyearsresearchersfoundpeoplewhosatmorehadahigherdeathriskwhethertheyexercisedornot.
Expertssaidmoreresearchisneededtofigureoutjusthowmuchsittingisdangerousandwhatmightbepossibletooffsetthoseeffects.
“Peopleshouldkeepexercisingbecausethathasalotofbenefits”Ekblom-Baksaid.“Andwhenthey’reintheofficetheyshouldtrytointerruptsittingasoftenaspossible.”
24.Theunderlinedword“offset"inParagraph6mostprobablymeans" ".
A.turnto B.workout C.getridof D.makeuseof
25.Sittingtoomuchisdangerousbecauseitcan .
A.makeapersonunabletoexerciseenoughinaday
B.destroythebalanceofglucoseandfatinthebody
C.increaseglucoseandfatinthebody
D.makeapersonbecomelazy
26.IntheopinionofEkblom-Bakwhenatworkyou’dbetterhavearestby .