Unit4PygmalionⅠ
阅读理解Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld
Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem
Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds
Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining“which_came_first,the_chicken_or_the_egg”,saysJulieC.LumengoftheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor
Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain
Bothscenarios(可能出现的情况)seemedequallypossible
Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates
Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear
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