113 Heavy and Chubby p.281

Watch out, all you chubby guys out there! If you continue to overeat, you might be just like Michael Hebrank. He's 43 years old. He can't walk. He can stand up for no more than 30 seconds at a time. H

TED演讲：中美洲南部的园丁游击队员(1)

I live in South Central. This is South Central: liquor stores, fast food, vacant lots. 我生活在洛杉矶南区。这就是洛杉矶南区：贩酒店、快餐店、闲置的土地。 So the city planners, they get together and they figure they're

SSS 2010-10-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. The racks leading up to the checkout line are prime real estate for impulse buys. Merchandise near the register moves, whether it's a magazine, a pack of

【轻松英文阅读】麦当劳炸薯条

How much do you love McDonalds fries? Do you love them so much that you would order a side order of fries to go with your fries? Well, that is no longer necessary at a McDonalds in Japan since they added this new item to their menu, the mega potato.

早安英文 第89期:美国人对于健身的疯狂

craze n.狂热 be on board with 喜爱 fad n. 流行的事物 obesity n.肥胖 epidemic n.流行病/传染病 scares n.惊恐 soy n. 大豆 ward off 防止 gluten n.麸质（小麦和谷物中的蛋白质） fatso n. 俚 胖子 New Years Resolution 决

6-13 肥胖症与驾车的危险性

Obesity and Risk in Driving Heavier people are more likely to be killed or seriously injured in car accidents than lighter people, according to new research. That could mean car designers will have to

英伦广角 孩子体重增加与他们卧室放电视机有直接关系

Parents, its time to get the TV out of your kids bedroom. About 60 percent of all teenagers bedrooms in the U.S. include a TV set. Now research suggests that the mere presence of that TV in the bedroom is linked with weight gainregardless of how long

真菌对双酚基丙烷(BPA)有一定的干扰作用(有声)

Fungi with previous experience in bioremediation show promise for breaking down BPA, an endocrine disruptor, and plastics that contain them. Cynthia Graber reports 【英文文本】 Bisphenol A. Also called BPA, it's used to make shatter-proof plast

60秒科学:Overeating Alone Explains Obesity Epidemic

Americans have gained a lot of weight in the past few decades. Is it our sedentary lifestyle? The increase in processed foods and sweeteners? Supersized portions? Researchers from the World Health Organization in Australia say its very simple: we ea

"餐桌文化"难倒当代减肥达人

China went from famine to fat in a few short decades, until it reached that true pinnacle of economic prosperity: it is on a diet. 在短短几十年里，中国人经历了从饥饿到肥胖的转变。现在，中国人开始减肥了。 Sales of s

让懒人直呼棒极了的减肥方法

A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity. 本周一发布的一项研究表明睡眠不足的人易发胖。专家们表示现在是时候调查一下睡得

CNN 2012-05-14

carbon hydrates are an important source of energy, but if you eat too many carbs, it can leads to health problems like obesity. that issue is the focus of this week's weight of the nation conference. A new report was released at the meeting, it estim

每日一词【358】recess：暂停，休息

今天我们要学的词是recess。 Recess, 是暂停，休息的意思。The judge called a short recess, 法官宣布暂时休庭。The Congress will soon go into the Christmas-New Year recess, 国会不久就要进入圣诞-新年的休会期。S

墨西哥世界最胖男子将接受医疗减重

The world's most obese man in Mexico is about to undergo weight-loss treatment, local media reported last Wednesday. 据墨西哥当地媒体上周三报道，墨西哥一位号称世界最胖的男人将要接受减肥治疗。 Juan Pedro Franco, 32

胖子有新借口了！研究称多吸雾霾会发胖

Laboratory rats who breathed Beijings highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure. 实验鼠吸入北京严重污染的空气3-8周后，体重增加，心肺和

研究证实这是一个对胖子充满恶意的世界

Being fat is the most common reason children are bullied, and something needs to be done about it. 胖是致使孩子受欺负的最常见原因，对此，我们亟需做些什么。 That is the predominant view of thousands of adults from four diff

2025年中国内地胖孩子将成为全球最多

Overweight children and teenagers aged between 5 and 17.9 in the Chinese mainland will reach 48.5m by 2025, a number that surpasses the population of Spain, the study said. 一项研究称，到2025年，我国内地年龄5岁到17.9岁的超重儿童和

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

【英语时差8,16】健康饮食计划-下

However, a study of 500,000 Europeans from 10 different countries refutes the commonly-believed suggestion that up to 50% of cancers could be prevented by increasing the public's consumption of fruit and vegetables. Instead the study, which is led by

艾伦脱口秀第141期:改变国家的文化

Yeah, we're making porgress though. 是的 不过我们正在改善这种情况 In five years,we've seen a real shift in the way that we talk about... 在过去五年里 我们已经见证了改变 大家开始谈论 Our health and our movement...Par