In Australia, the University of Sydney’s Professor Ian Caterson says while major genetic defects may be rare, many people probably have minor genetic variations that combine to dictate the weight and are responsible for things such as how much we eat, the amount of exercise we do and the amount of energy we need. When you add up all these little variations, the result is that some people are genetically predisposed to putting on weight. He says while the fast/slow metabolism debate may have been settled, that doesn’t mean some other subtle change in the metabolism gene won’t be found in overweight people. He is confident that science will, eventually, be able to ‘cure’ some forms of obesity. Still, the only effective way for the vast majority of overweight and obese people to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise.
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Do the following statement agree with the information given in the reading passage? Write:
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Dr Susan Jebb said that the genetic defects for obesity may be rare.
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Some people are genetically liable to putting on weight.
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Caterson believed that science will help in curing some of the obesity forms.
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Obese people often try to deny their responsibility.
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One of the most effective ways to lose excess weight is to exercise daily, and follow a healthy-eating plan.
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Primates are the only animals whose numerical capacities rely on ratio.
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Salamanders were tempted by two sets of fruit flies by Claudia Uller and the researchers.
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It was very difficult for Claudia Uller’s team to recognize the scampered salamanders in the tube.
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Salamanders could easily discriminate between the tubes containing 8 and 12 flies.
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The researchers gave a final reason that the salamanders could discriminate between two numbers in which the larger number must be twice as big as the smaller number.
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