It is generally believed that obesity is a global epidemic and crisis. But people's view on weight is keeping us from doing things to help us get {#blank#}1{#/blank#} healthy body. Obesity researchers hate{#blank#}2{#/blank#} when I say this, but their own data shows that obesity is not going to kill us. Most obese people don't have {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(short) lifespans (寿命) than non-obese people and in fact it's the underweight people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are at most at risk.

    So why does everybody think obesity is deadly? One reason is that obesity is associated with three different things that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(be) deadly and lead to shorter lifespan: being sedentary (久坐);{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) lower income; and not getting enough medical care. Everyone, the medial the medical community operate from the firm {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (assume) that obesity is deadly. So any evidences contradicting that are ignored. It is true that obese people are more likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(get) diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But there are two things you need to realize. First of all, the obesity paradox. When obese people get the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (disease), they're less likely to die of them than non-obese people. Second, to reduce the risks that you may suffer from, you don't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (actual) have to get thin. You just need to exercise.

    We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and exams. Yet would it be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding as it is in China?

    In US high school, everything {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (record) and graded, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps contrary to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to their academic performance to try to get into distinguished university.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} they'll be disappointed after graduation from high school.

    Like university students, US high school students have the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (free) to choose the courses that most interest {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they). Even a 9th-grader can sit {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also means he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (difference) just because he or she is a few years {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (young).

    Over the past few days, a young adult, maybe in his early twenties, has been sleeping on the sidewalk in front of a postbox. As {#blank#}1{#/blank#} matter of fact, every time I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (drive) by, I would see him there; one time he seemed {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(lose) in thought. I've offered him a couple of drinks from Starbucks one time and Jamba Juice the other. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (polite) accepted both but said very little. For the past two mornings, I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) him breakfast at my home and then dropping it off to him {#blank#}6{#/blank#} he slept. This morning, besides food, I added a You Matter card and left him a note just {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (let) him know that someone cares about him. I hope to talk with him some day and hear his story.

    I told my own son about giving the man breakfast. I said, “I hope someone would be kind to you if you were in his position.“ My son responded {#blank#}8{#/blank#} “Thank you.” For me, life is about trying to see others as family, or even as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (I). Even if we are not very {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wealth), we can help others with our efforts.

Testerld Nora Langdon spent many days a week at the Royal Oak Gym, training for lifting contests. She has become a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (outstand) idol to people of all ages.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the age of 65, Langdon was determined to live {#blank#}3{#/blank#} healthier lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often struggled to catch her breath while {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (go) up the stairs. She knew she had to change.

"On the first day I started going to the gym, I went home that night and told {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (I) I'd never go back again {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it was too much for me," Langdon told Good Morning America. "Then I heard a voice telling me to go back. So I went back and here I'm today."

After watching her trainer {#blank#}7{#/blank#} was preparing for a powerlifting meet, she attended his competitions and decided to try it herself. She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (begin) with the basics. It wasn't long {#blank#}9{#/blank#} she discovered lifting was her passion.

Langdon has set 19 world {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (record) and quickly became one of Michigan's best in her age range. Although Langdon has achieved a lot, she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.