(1)URL http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_he_me/diet_childhood_obesity;_ylt=AjznNiWxQ4_II_8pzWd8yaTVJRIF
(2)Q&A
1.How many percent of children are overweight in America?
34%.
2.who heads the weight management program at Washington University
Denise Wilfley.
3.How many groups did this research assign?
3 groups.
4.What did the alarming number of obese kids mean in Denise Wilfley’s view?
He thought researchers have to develop better ways of helping them lose and keep the pounds off.
5.What kind of children could maintain their weight after progress?
Socially adept children who were encouraged to change their playmate networks.
(3)keywords
1. wane to grow less; decrease
2. counsel to recommend; to give advice to
3. vigilance caution
4. intervention the act of coming between for any purpose
5. haul the distance over which anything is drawn
6. modification a slight change in form
7. pilot one who flies a balloon, airship, or flying machine
8. underscore to underline
9. therapist person trained in therapeutics
10. assign to allot; apportion; set apart for a particular purpose
(4)summary
American children had serious obesity problems, and the researchers made up a team to have children lose weight effectively. They assigned three groups, and the groups in behavior skill and social kept losing weight in a good condition. While their lost
weight always regained after two years. In this respect, children in social adept had the best result. Because this group was given pieces of advices to change their playmate networks, they were capable of maintaining their weight after the research.
