【WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.Researchersconcl】
WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.
AccordingtoDr.JosephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestyle.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestopped.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.
AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfood.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.
InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesityorextremeoverweightamongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.
1.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?
A.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.
B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.
C.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.
D.Theyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfood.
2.Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween_________.
A.AmericansandtheFrench
B.lifestyleandobesity
C.childrenandadults
D.fastfoodandoverweight
3.Thetextismainlydeveloped__________.