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Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity (肥胖) with the admission that she
put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they
were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be
solved and urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers
to put their daughters on diets?
Studies show that the more children diet, the more
likely they are to become obese as adults. Research
also shows that girls are highly influenced by their
mothers when it comes to eating habits and body
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This was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. "My mother
was on a diet the whole time I was growing up," she says. "And she put me on my first diet when I was 10.
I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again."
America's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for
Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it?
"It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders," says Susan Ringwood, chief
executive of the eating disorders charity, Beat. "There is a genetic (基因的) component to eating disorders."
However, "We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize
that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers." says Ringwood.
"No food should ever be 'good' or 'bad'," Ringwood says: Instead, "You have to make it clear that food is
a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared."
"Talk to her about body image," Ringwood says. "Talk about how curves are an important and exciting
part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic (厌食的) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure
on girls today is immense," she says. "But don't forget that you are the authoritative voice, too."
1. Michelle Obama has started a campaign to _____.
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A. solve childhood obesity across the country
B. attract the attention of the world
C. show her first lady identity
D. please the public
2. The author mentions Carly in Paragraph 3 to show that _____.
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A mothers have a great influence on girls' eating habits
B. the more you diet, the more weight you will put on
C. mothers are to blame for the unbalanced diet
D. side effects of dieting are hard to avoid
3. According to Ringwood, _____.
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A. food is considered something fearful
B. food can be recognized as "good" or"bad"
C. only slim mothers are role models of their daughters
D. eating disorder has something to do with genetic component
4. The passage tells us that _____.
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A. mothers' lead is of great importance
B. daughters are victims of mothers' authority
C. dieting teenagers can't turn into obese adults
D. experts have arguments about eating disorder
5. It can be concluded that _____.
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A. eating disorder always goes hand in hand with being slim
B. girls are more concerned about body shapes than boys
C. daughters tend to have a lifelong struggle with weight
D. the author is against children's dieting