IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,thecaseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupporttheidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof
IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadult(成年人)populationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,thecaseisclear:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence(证据)doeslittletosupporttheidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday.Yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedays,peopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn’twatchTV.
Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatpeopledonoteatmoreonaverage(平均)thanthinnerpeople.Infact,someinvestigations(调查),suchasa1990studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,showthatfatterpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.
Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupofStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:
Themorethemenran,themorefattheylost.
Themoretheyran,themoretheyate.
Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.
小题1:WhatkindofphysicalproblemdomanyadultAmericanshave?A.Theyaretoothin.B.Theyworktoohard.C.Theyaretoofat.D.Theylosetoomuchfat.小题2:Whichofthefollowingwordscantaketheplaceoftheword“slim”inthispassage?A.poorB.thinC.healthyD.rich小题3:ComparedwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansof1910______.A.atemorefoodandhadmoreactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalactivitiesD.hadmoreweightproblems小题4:Whathavemodernmedicalandscientificresearchesreportedtous?A.Fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive.B.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive.C.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutaremoreactive.D.Thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.