New Year’s resolutions（决心）often fail, but now a new study may just provide motivation for you to stick to them. Scientists found that meeting goals — such as giving up drinking or smoking — can slash your risk of cancer.

The large-scale study — of half a million Britons — looked at the effects of quitting tobacco，limiting alcohol intake, maintaining a low body mass index (BMI), exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet. Each individual behaviour was found to bring a decrease in the chance of getting cancer of about eight per cent. But if people carried out all together the overall risk reduction was about a third — and likely a greater cut in deaths from the disease.

The researchers from Cardiff University examined data from 343,150 people from the UK Biobank to identify the five healthy behaviours and compare them to the risk of cancer. The subjects were aged 40 to 69 and 14,285 were diagnosed （诊断）with the disease during an average follow-up of just over five years. The team found that adopting（采用）all the studied healthy behaviours brought a 25 and 35 percent reduction in bowel and breast cancer respectively — two of the most common forms of the disease.

The team said the findings may not sound surprising — but they serve as a reminder of the importance behind turning resolutions into permanent lifestyle choices.

Professor Elwood, the lead researcher，said the real problem for people adopting resolutions was translating the unclear idea of lifestyle choices being “good” into useful evidence — which was what this study provided. “A healthy lifestyle has many additional benefits to cancer reduction — it costs nothing, has no undesirable side effects…and is better than any pill.”

   Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume（消耗） rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to（往往，倾向于） stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

    According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed（挤出） between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

   After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

   In spite of（尽管） all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject（拒绝） older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

A．Americans and the French

B．life style and obesity

C．children and adults

D．fast food and overweight

   Being overweight seems to be a national trouble. Diets, books on dieting, dieting organizations, and advice from doctors and health professionals do not seem to be enough. Millions of people have turned to dangerous drugs or harmful diets to stave off their hunger.

The meat industry and the fast-food restaurants have more to do with America’s weight problem than anything else. Each day we are filled with powerful TV and radio ads promoting (推销) the idea that it’s perfectly OK to have bacon and eggs for breakfast, hamburgers and French fries for lunch. and fried chicken and French fries for supper.

Is there a healthy diet that people can use to lose weight and keep themselves slim and fit? There is indeed. A healthy diet-and-exercise regimen (养生之道) is actually pretty simple. That is to cut meat, fish, and milk products out of the picture completely (and I do mean completely).

* Do not eat any meat, fish, eggs, or milk products. No cheese, no ice cream, no pizza, and no butter.

* Eat only low-fat, and low-sugar foods. Eat fruit (in reasonable amounts) for desserts.

* As much as possible, avoid drinks with caffeine, such as coffee, tea, or cola.

* Use soya drinks instead of milk. Soya drinks are high in protein and generally fairly low in fat.

* Eat cereals, grain, bread, and pasta in reasonable amounts (with no cheese, but always with high-protein foods).

* Jog or walk fast at least one mile per day. If you are unused to this level of exercise, start with smaller distances and build up to a mile.

It has been known for years that it is possible to get all the protein we need from high-protein vegetarian foods. Many restaurants now serve vegetable protein meals, such as veggie burgers or refried bean tacos and burritos; be sure to ask for them without cheese or sour cream!

Getting healthy is so simple. To become healthy only 【小题1】 (require) you to make little changes in your life. For example, walk for thirty minutes every day. This can 【小题2】 (achieve) by taking the stairs at work, going shopping on foot, and walking to lunch. Walking will make you feel better, clear your mind, and get you the needed exercise for the day.

It’s also a good idea 【小题3】 (change) your attitude to food. Don’t eat when you feel unhappy or stressed. This is because 【小题4】 (eat) when you’re upset only leads to increased 【小题5】 (problem) of weight gain and bad health. Actually, at this time, you are supposed to go for 【小题6】 walk or jog, and in this way, you’ll feel better. What’s more, eat when you’re 【小题7】 (hunger) for the main meals. Try to stay away 【小题8】 junk food, especially sugary foods. Instead, eat more fresh fruits or vegetables and other foods 【小题9】 produce healthy energy and good calories.

In a word, walking and eating 【小题10】(proper) are two simple steps to be healthier. You’d better have a try.