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a. current and prospective smokers
b. family members of current and prospective smokers
c. young adults
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of taking medications, such as steroids, that can cause weight gain. The more a person weighs, the more blood vessels the body needs to circulate blood throughout the body. The heart takes on a heavy burden as it has to pump harder to force the blood flow through so many vessels. As a result, the heart grows in size and blood pressure tends to rise. Obesity is also a factor in osteoarthritis (because of the extra weight placed on the joints), gout, bone and joint diseases (including ruptured intervertebral discs), varicose veins, respiratory ailments, gallbladder disease, complications during pregnancy and delivery, and higher accidental death rate. Obesity can alter hormone levels, affect immune function, and cause impotence in men and reproductive problems in women. Women who are 30% overweight are twice as likely to die of endometrial cancer, and those who are 40% overweight have four times the risk. Obese women also are more likely to incur cancers of the breast, cervix, ovaries, and gallbladder. Obese men are more likely to develop cancers of the rectum, colon, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and prostate. Obesity can also cause psychological problems. Sufferers are associated with laziness, failure, or inadequate willpower. As a result, overweight men and women blame themselves for being heavy, thus causing feelings of guilt and depression. Scientific evidence has found an association between BMI (body-mass index) and higher death rates. However, the relative risk of being heavy declines with age. Some researchers have found that data linking overweight and death are inconclusive, while other researchers have found that losing weight may be riskier than dangers posed by extra pounds. Some researchers counter that overweight indirectly contributes to over 300,000 deaths a year. A poll by Shape Up America found that 78% of overweight or obese adults have abandoned dieting as a means of losing weight. Diets do not teach people how to eat properly. They merely restrict food intake temporarily, so when the diet ends, weight gain resumes. According to the passage, how many deaths annually are due in part to obesity? a. 200,000 b. 300,000 c. 50,000 d. 100,000
Circle the correct choice in each set of parentheses
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Un trabajo nuevo: Un resumen de perspectivas Tu jefe prepara un folleto para promover el programa de Estudios Internacionales, y tienes que preparar una sección de comentarios de estudiantes internacionales sobre sus opiniones de tu universidad. Completa los comentarios con la forma apropiada del verbo en el presente de indicativo o de subjuntivo.Lo que dicen nuestros estudiantes internacionales de nuestra universidad:· "Es impresionante que los profesores 1. ________________________ (estar) tan dispuestos a ayudarte. Es obvio que les 2. ______________________ (importar) mucho la calidad de educación de la universidad". -Marcelo R.· "Creo que esta universidad 3. ______________________ (ser) la mejor del mundo. Es increíble que 4. ________________________
(costar) tan poco, considerando la excelente calidad de todas las clases que se ofrecen". -Juliana M.· "Es alucinante que nosotros 5. ________________________ (poder) usar el transporte público sin tener que pagar. Sólo necesitamos mostrar nuestra tarjeta de identificación". -Susana V.· "El respaldo que recibimos es excelente. Hay un centro de escritura con tutores que trabajan contigo para mejorar tus tareas, y los estudiantes estadounidenses son muy amables y acomedidos. ¡No creo que 6. ____________________ (existir) otra universidad igual!" -Marcos A.(6) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).