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牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语九年级下册第三模块检测卷 (Units 5&6)
Maybe a lot of thin people will be worried about their health if the inside fat matters.
Some doctors now think that the inside fat around important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the outside fat which can be noticed more easily.
"Being thin doesn't surely mean you are not fat," said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have tested nearly 800 people with MRI to create "fat maps" showing where people store fat.
According to the result, people who keep their weight through the food they usually eat rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits (堆积物) of inside fat, even if they are thin.
Even people with normal Body Mass Index (体重指数) scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 per cent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of inside fat. Men were nearly 60 per cent.
According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the stomach first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of inside fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes (糖尿病). They want to prove that inside fat does harm to the body's communication systems.
The good news is that inside fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your eating habits. "If you want to be healthy, there is no other way. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle," Bell said.
Here is some information from three students. They are all Americans. Do you want them to be your pen friends? | |
Tina | My home is far from my school, so I live in my school. I usually go home on Saturday morning and come back to school on Sunday afternoon. |
Betty | I have a lot of homework to do and I need to do it after school. I have no time to watch TV from Monday to Friday. I usually watch TV on Saturday evening and Sunday evening. |
Jack | I'm the monitor (班长). I'm never late for school. I often help my classmates with their studies. |
A good book can teach you a lot. It can open your eyes and clean up your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, here are some ways to develop it.
Plan yourtime You should give yourself at least half an hour in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it.
Read what youlike Start your reading with the books you like. If you think the book is interesting, choose it. It will bring you more pleasure and make the reading easier for you.
Find a quietplace Find a place in your home where you can sit comfortably. When you read a book, keep away from television, computer, music or even noisy family members.
Have a libraryday Have a library card, and read as many good books as possible in the library. You'd better go to the library once a week.
Blog (博客) it One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to write your ideas about the books you read on it, so your friends can read it and talk about it on the Internet freely. If you don't have one, create one.
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