The influence of children on adult eating habits

文章大意

讲座探讨孩子对成人饮食习惯的影响。研究基于美国健康营养调查数据，发现家中有17岁以下孩子的成人，其脂肪和饱和脂肪摄入量显著更高，说明孩子会促使大人形成不良饮食。研究还涉及肥胖、快餐消费等因素。

题目与答案

1. Background

   Obesity - mainly caused by bad eating habits and lack of exercise

   National survey conclusions:

   - food consumption rose between 1971 and 2000

   - Americans in general eat above the recommended amounts

   - the age group that eat most fat is 31_____ .

   答案：teenagers

   原文定位：However, total fat consumption is highest for teenagers, and there is a clear correlation with fast food consumption

   同义替换：「eat most fat」↔「total fat consumption is highest」

2. - Family members living together show 32_____ levels of fat in their diet.

   - Aims of present study: to show whether children affect adult diet.

   答案：similar

   原文定位：It will come as no surprise that within a family, the fat intakes of husbands and wives and parents and children who cohabit are remarkably similar

   同义替换：「fat in their diet」↔「fat intakes」，「Family members living together」↔「parents and children who cohabit」

3. Methods & procedures

   Who?

   - Adults aged 17-65 with children under 17

   - Other variables: age, education, race, 33_____ and whether born overseas.

   答案：income

   原文定位：Other variables included the age of the adult, level of education they had reached, their ethnic background, their income, and foreign-born status

   同义替换：「race」↔「level of education」，「whether born overseas」↔「foreign-born status」

4. 34_____ held at Mobile Examination Centers .

   答案：surveys

   原文定位：Then we invited them to mobile examination centers where surveys were conducted

   同义替换：「held at」↔「were conducted」

5. Results

   Adults living with children are more likely to:

   - eat more fat

   - eat convenience food

   - 35_____

   答案：milk

   原文定位：Interestingly, there is a significantly higher percentage of adults in this group who drink milk

   同义替换：「more likely to」↔「a significantly higher percentage」

6. Reasons

   Parents have little 36_____ .

   Children`s preference for certain foods

   Inconvenience of making separate meals

   答案：time

   原文定位：Hectic schedules where parents try to balance work, family, and leisure put time at a premium

   同义替换：「have little time」↔「put time at a premium」

7. Limitations of study

   The study did not consider the effects of:

   - the 37_____ of respondents is limited, which affects the validity of the result.

   答案：number

   原文定位：One of these is that we did not take into account the number of minors in each household, which could have an effect on the adult who feeds the children

   同义替换：「did not take into account」↔「the study did not consider the effects of」，「minors」↔「children」

8. - the 38_____ between the adults and children.

   答案：relationship

   原文定位：In addition, this study does not take into account the relationship of the adult to the minor

   同义替换：「did not take into account」↔「the study did not consider the effects of」

9. - influence may decrease with 39_____

   答案：age

   原文定位：We could also postulate that the older a child gets, the more independent he or she becomes, and so the influence a child has on an adult may lessen depending on the age of the child

   同义替换：「decrease」↔「lessen」

10. Conclusions and recommendations

    - more research needed into above areas

    - Research needed into how our 40_____ affect our diet.

    答案：friends

    原文定位：We also feel there is a need for even further research into the influence that friends can have on our fat intake

    同义替换：「affect」↔「influence」