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If it
really is what's on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be
in trouble.
Some
doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the
heart liver could be as dangerous as the external 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 scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to
create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.
According
to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise
are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.
Even
people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat
deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI
scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the
percentage was nearly 60 percent.
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 belly first,
but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.
Doctors
are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has
something to do with heart disease and diabetes (糖尿病). They want to prove that internal fat damages the
body's communication systems.
The
good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or
even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no shortcut.
Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” Bell said.
(1)
What is this passage mainly about?
A . Thin people may be fat inside.
B . Internal fat is of no importance.
C . Internal fat leads to many diseases.
D . Thin people don't have diabetes.
(2)
Doctors have found _____.
A . the exact dangers of internal fat
B . being slim is not dangerous at all
C . internal fat is the cause of heart disease
D . being slim doesn't mean you are not fat inside
(3)
From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.
A . internal fat leading to disease has been proved
B . thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slim
C . it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat
D . exercise plays an important role in people's life for keeping healthy
(4)
The underlined part “shortcut” in the last paragraph means _____.
A . a long road
B . an easy way
C . a clear difference
D . a short distance
答案: A
D
D
B