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1、TheLookYoungerDiet IstheFountainofYouthamyth?Notentirely,manyexpertsinnutritionnowbelieve,"Agefast,orageslow—it'suptoyou."declaresDr.KennethCooper,presidentandfounderoftheAerobicsCenterinDallas.JeffreyBlumberg,associatedirectoroftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture'sHumanNutritionResearchCenteronAgingat
2、TuftsUniversityinBoston,agrees,"Researchshowsthatmanyso-calledage-relateddeclinesinphysiologicalfunctionseemtohavelesstodowithagingthanwithenvironmentalfactorslikedietandexercise." Obesity(过度肥胖)isoneoftheleadingcausesofacceleratedaging,accordingtoCooper,"Ifyouloseweight,stopsmoking,andexercise,"he
3、says,"youcanslowtheagingprocess—andmakedramaticchangesinyourlooksinarelativelyshortperiodoftime." A37-year-oldsalesdirectorforaBostoncomputer-distributioncompanyisaprimeexample.Oversixfeettall,hehadbeenconsiderablyoverweightmostofhislike.Thenhebegantoworrythathisappearancecouldbehurtinghiscareer."
4、IgottiredofpeoplethinkingIwasthesameageasmybrother,who'snearlynineyearsolder,"hesays,"Whenyou'refat,peopleinthebusinessworldassumeyou'reoutofcontrol." Determinedtochange,thesalesdirectorenteredahospital-baseddietprogramanddroppedover70pounds."Ifeel—andlook—tenyearsyounger."hesays. At82,ClariceR.M
5、cWilliams,aretiredbusinessownerinDallas,hastheappearance,skintone(肤色)andmentalagilityofsomeonemanyyearsyounger."MostpeoplethinkI'minmy60s."sheboasts. McWilliamsadmitsgenesplaysomeroleinthewayshelooks,butbelievesdietisanimportantfactor."Itdoesn'tmatterhowgoodthegenesareifyoudon'teatproperlyandtakec
6、areofyourself,"shesays."Ifyouwanttolookgood,getplentyofrest,exerciseeveryday,eatmostlyrawfruitsandvegetables—andquitworrying." SaysBlumberg,"There'scertainlyalinkbetweengoodnutrition,apositive•30•attitudeandimprovedqualityoflife.Peoplecanhaveasayinwhat'sgoingonwiththeirbodiesbyselectingahealthfuld
7、iet." Skin.Nowheredothesignsofagingmanifestthemselvesmoreclearlythanintheconditionoftheskin.Whenyourweightfluctuates,theskinstretcheswitheachupcycle,butitmaynotcompletelyshrinkbacktoitsoriginalsizeinthedow