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A pill that creates the desire to exercise? Scientists have discovered a compound that could make sit-ups and StairMasters as attractive as snacks and the sofa. 36．   Obesity-related conditions (heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer) comprise (包含) the nation’s leading causes of death. When it comes to the competition between food and exercise, food clearly wins the blue ribbon. But it’s not for lack of desire. Type in “motivation to exercise” in Google and prepare yourself for 61,900,000 results. It’s just hard to get into the rhythm of going to the gym. So hard, in fact, that people often opt (挑选) for wacky (古怪的) weight loss fads (黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸) (diet goggles, anyone?) and questionable diets instead (hello, feeding tube diet).   37． But as researchers are struggling to create safe and effective weight loss drugs, what if there was a pill to make you want to work out?    38．    A team of Swiss researchers found that when a hormone in the brain called erythropoietin (Epo) was elevated (提升) in mice, the mice were more motivated to exercise. “Here we show that Epo increases the motivation to exercise,” said Max Gassmann, D.V.M., a researcher involved in the work from the Institute of Veterinary (兽医的) Physiology, Vetsuisse-Faculty and Zurich Center for Integrative (综合的) Human Physiology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Pop a pill and champ at the bit to hit the gym?   39．   , obviously, but also mental health disorders for which exercise is known to improve symptoms. “If you can’t put exercise in a pill, then maybe you can put the motivation to exercise in a pill instead,” said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., editor-in-chief of The FASEB Journal, which published the research. “As more and more people become overweight and obese, we must attack the problem from all angles. Maybe the day will come when gyms are as easily found as fast-food restaurants.” 40． A. But they are in their own ways. B. Or, they simply surrender to obesity. C. More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese. D. As science fiction seemingly comes to life, it may become a reality. E. This would have remarkable benefits for a wide range of health problems—obesity F. Some people are very glad to be flattered by others due to overweight and fat G. Now if they can just come up with a pill that motivates you to clean the house. 答案：CBDEG

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