thE tEEnAgErs ArE ClustErED ArounD lunCh tABlEs, wolFing Down hEAps oF BEAns on toAst or pAstA with A spiCy EggplAnt sAuCE, ButtEring thEir BrEAD, pEEling orAngEs. thEsE kiDs ArE rEFuEling. it is miDwAy through wEEk FivE oF A six-wEEk sports CAmp, AnD thEy hAvE spEnt thE morning running AnD Doing BAskEtBAll Drills. thAt—Along with thE FACt thAt thEy ArE, AFtEr All, tEEnAgErs—mEAns thEy ArE hungry.
BAsED At lEEDs mEtropolitAn univErsity, thECArnEgiE intErnAtionAlCAmp isBritAin’s First summEr wEight-loss progrAm For ChilDrEn, AnD thEir CounsElors know ExACtly how mAny CAloriEs ArE on thosE lunCh plAtEs. somE 40 Boys AnD girls, 11 to 17, pAy $550 A wEEk to BE put on monitorED mEAl plAns, AttEnD nutrition ClAssEs, hAvE thEir BoDy FAt mEAsurED AnD, EvEry DAy, ExErCisE until thEy ArE rEADy to Drop—or At lEAst FEign knEE injuriEs.All oF thEsE kiDs hAD to BE ArounD 35% ABovE thE worlD hEAlth orgAnizAtion’s mEAn rECommEnDED wEight to BE ACCEptED AnD ChosE to spEnD thEir summEr vACAtions this wAy.
it is niCE, somE oF thE CAmpErs sAy, to BE somEplACE whErE thEy ArE not outCAsts: whErE somE oF thEm, For thE First timE EvEr, CAn mAkE FriEnDs, go on DAtEs, AnD gEt spECiAl AttEntion in sports ClAssEs, rAthEr thAn gEt ChosEn lAst.By summEr’s EnD thE wEight lossEs wErE not DrAmAti
C、most CAmpErs shED ArounD 2 kg A wEEk. thAt slow, stEADy loss, rAthEr thAn somE DrAmAtiC DisAppEArAnCE oF pounDs thAt will rEAppEAr ByChristmAs, is ExACtly whAt pAul gAtEly, thE CAmp’s FounDEr AnD A lECturEr in ExErCisE physiology AnD hEAlth At thE univErsity, intEnDED、"thE mAin Aim is to EnCourAgE thEm to BE ACtivE AnD CompEtEnt At sports, AnD thEn thEy’ll gEt ConFiDEnt," hE sAys. "AnD iF you gEt thEm EArly you CAn prEvEnt DisEAsEs lAtEr in liFE."
in our wEight-oBsEssED soCiEty, it is somEtimEs EAsy to ForgEt thAt morE thAn A CosmEtiC issuE FAt is Also A prEssing hEAlth ConCErn. gAtEly is A mEmBEr A smAllEuropEAn Community oF hEAlth AnD mEDiCAl proFEssionAls who ArE FoCusing on onE oF thE rEgions, most sErious AnD most misunDErstooD hEAlth proBlEms: oBEsity. oBEsity is DEFinED By who As A BoDy mAss inDExBmi)—onE’s wEight in kilogrAms DiviDED By thE squArE oF onE’s hEight in mEtErs—EquAl to or grEAtEr thAn 30.A、pErson 1.78rn tAll AnD tipping thE sCAlEs At 125 kg, For ExAmplE, woulD hAvE ABmi oF 39.5, DEFinitEly oBEsE. it is A risk FACtor For A wiDE rAngE oF sErious mEDiCAl ConDitions, inCluDing DiABEtEs, hEArt DisEAsE, strokE AnD CErtAin Forms oF CAnCEr, gAll BlADDEr DisEAsE AnD joint proBlEms.
thE First pArAgrAph is mAinly writtEn to
A、ExplAin why ChilDrEn tAkE pArt in thE wEight loss progrAm.
B、DEsCriBE whAt ChilDrEn usuAlly tAkE As thEir lunCh FooD、
C、pErsuADE how to supply EnErgy For ChilDrEn’s BoDy.
D、illustrAtE how hungry thosE tEEnAgErs ArE whEn in thE sports CAmp.