By Jessica Berman Washington 31 July 2006 It could be the dream of anyone who has spent years trying to lose weight. Scientists have developed a vaccine that causes and maintains weight loss. So far, the drug has only been tested in rats. But resear

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(七月)

Two bowls of food were placed in front of overweight dogs, one with a more appealing meal and the other empty or containing food they did not like as much. 两碗食物摆在超重的狗狗面前,其中一碗里盛着诱人的食物,而另一碗里

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AS IT IS 2014-02-15 One Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year 全球每年浪费粮食超过10亿吨 Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Katherine Cole in Washington. Food waste is a problem around the world, especially in we

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By Melinda Smith Washington 12 March 2008 For some time now we have been telling you about the global trend toward obesity, even in low and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization says billions of people are getting fat. By 2015, the W

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Sepsis is a severe infection that can often be fatal, particularly in obese patients. Now, a new study suggests why obese patients are at greater risk and suggests a possible new approach to treatment. 败血病是一种非常严重的感染,很多时

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I dont believe, in all my years, I have ever seen a fruit fly I would consider obese. But, thanks to the wonders of modern science, thats all about to change. Because a team of researchers from Cold Spring Harbor laboratory has produced the first fli

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Unit 35 Weight Loss Myths Dieting and weight loss is a subject filled with myths, half-truths and inaccuracies. Here are some of the more common fallacies about losing weight. Myth 1. Being Overweight is Unhealthy: Being overweight may be unfashionab

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Liposuction's Limits Doctors have long suspected that excess fat around the belly -- as opposed to the thighs or hips -- increases the chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Apparently, belly fat doesn't just lie there

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Hunger and Obesity Are Food Security Issues The U.N. says nearly a billion people go to bed hungry every night. At the same time, hundreds of millions of others are obese. An activist and author says solving those twin crises depends on knowing whos

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AS IT IS 2014-05-09 Bringing Healing to Victims of Mass Violence 治疗遭受暴力创伤的受害者 Hello, and welcome once again to the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today our subject

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New Survey Finds 1/3 of World's Population Overweight Obesity is not just an American problem anymore. A recent international survey by the Worldwatch Institute, found that nearly two billion people around the world are overweight. Health statistics

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Groups Seek Ways to Reduce Obesity Among Poor Children The rate of obesity among children has more than doubled over the past three decades in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers say it is espec

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You probably missed The New York Times photograph that showed a revealing picture of New Yorkers rides into work on commuter trains. The photographer stood behind a long series of rows, three seats to a row. In the photo, every window and aisle seat

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The World Health Organization says exclusive breastfeeding can save millions of infant lives every year. As World Breastfeeding Week gets underway, W.H.O. and its partners are promoting mother's milk as the best way to give babies a healthy start in

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No signs of sedentary lifestyles, here at the S school in Oxford. Motivation, choice in sport and fun are all part of a formula to stay off the threat of the expanding waist lines of children in the UK. Since I came to this school, I've been doing a

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 February 2006 Red lights illuminate the American Falls in Niagara Falls to bring awareness of heart disease in women, February 3, 2006 The World Heart Federation says heart d

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By Crystal Park Washington, DC 07 June 2006 watch FDA Obesity report A new report released by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration, the F.D.A., says restaurants should be doing more to help Americans

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By Jessica Berman Washington 06 December 2007 Children who are overweight are at significant risk of developing heart disease as adults. That's the conclusion of two studies published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine , which predicts wh

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By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Medical researchers in Canada say a brain stimulation procedure used to treat people with Parkinson's and other diseases could help restore the memory of dementia patients. The researchers stumbled u

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Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What cant you be bothered to do? A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adu

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