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专题二 “七选五”阅读 训练4A Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water.As we all know，drinking water benefits your skin，muscles and organs.__1__ The major reason for that is related to human biological needs.When you're a baby，you're 75 percent water.Then，as the years get higher，you get drier.__2__ It helps you lose weight，according to a study from the University of Birmingham. The researchers found that drinking 500 ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants lose 10 more pounds than those who did not.__3__ All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved.Among them 41 were told to “preload” with water，while 43 were told to control their water intake before eating.After 12 weeks，the participants instructed to “preload” with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average.In addition，the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meals every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks.__4__ Dr Helen Parretti，a lecturer at the University of Birmingham，had this to say of the study：__5__Just drinking 500 ml of waterloss.Furthermore，it can be significant for an | 
