2015考研英语阅读长命百岁美国胖子
<p> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="American">American</span>长命百岁 美国胖子!</p><p> <span word="AMERICAS">AMERICAS</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="areason">areason</span>. <span word="Roughly">Roughly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>. <span word="In">In</span>2008 <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="diabetic">diabetic</span>,<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 25<span word="th">th</span>.<span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 2007 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="was">was</span> 78 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p> 在美国，说肥胖症流行有理有据：大约每三个成年人中就有一个是胖子。6月25日出版的一项研究结果表明，2008年，美国有近2500万糖尿病患者。然而，美国人正生活在史上最长寿的时期。2007年，初生婴儿平均预期寿命为78岁，这种进步已经持续数十年。如今的问题是肥胖症也许会改变这种进步的趋势。</p><p> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="disparities">disparities</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="publishedon">publishedon</span> <span word="June">June</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="CollegeLondon">CollegeLondon</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65.9 <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15.2 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fairfax">Fairfax</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="Gaps">Gaps</span> <span word="betweenAmericas">betweenAmericas</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span>, 702 <span word="counties">counties</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 30% <span word="ofthose">ofthose</span> <span word="studied">studied</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistically">statistically</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2000 <span word="to">to</span>2007; 251 <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistically">statistically</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p>
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