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考试点 2014年考研英语二真题出处分析 2014考研英语二真题完型填空文章出处 原文出处：美国大西洋月刊 原文标题：IsObesity Reallya Disease?（肥胖症真的是一种病吗？） 刊登时间：Jun242013 原文节选： Thinner isnt always better. A number of epidemiological studies have concluded that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases, including cardiovascular disease, compared to those whose who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which beingoverweightisactually protective.Forexample, heavierwomen are lesslikelytodeveloposteoporosisthanthinwomen. Likewise,amongthe elderly,beingsomewhatoverweightisoftenanindicatorofgoodhealth.. Of evengreaterconcern isthe factthat obesityturns outto bevery difficultto delineate. It isoften defined interms of body mass index, or BMI. BMI equals body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMIof18to 25isoftenconsideredto benormalweight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, in turn,canbedividedintomoderatelyobese(30to35),severelyobese(35 to40), andvery severelyobese(over40). A hearty appetite generally indicates health and may even suggest that a person knows how to enjoy life.While such numerical standards 1 考试点 seem straightforward,they are not.Obesity is probably lessa matterof weightthan bodyfat.SomepeoplewithahighBMIareinfactextremely fit,whileotherswithalowBMImaybeinpoorshape.Forexample,many collegiate and professional football players qualify as obese, though their percentage bodyfat is low. ByBMI, Dwayne TheRockJohnson is obese.Conversely, someonewith a smallframe may havehigh bodyfat buta normalBMI. Todaywe haveatendencyto stigmatizeobesity.The overweightare sometimes pictured in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes associated with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health pro