2013年_职称英语综合_阅读判断.doc

第一篇a new start after christmas comes the anti-christmas. if the festive season is all about filing up on the things you like that are bad for you, then the new year is the detox season - when people across? the western world adopt special diets to lose weight and get rid of the vague feeling that they have spent the last few weeks poisoning themselves. but are detox diets really necessary ? after all, the body itself gets rid of unwanted substances. thats what the liver and kidney are for. “the detox fad - or fads, as there are many methods - is an example of the capacity of people to believe in and pay for magic despite the lack of any sound evidence,”says martin wiseman, professor of human nutrition at the university of southampton in the uk。 most of the pills, juices, teas and oils that are sold for their detoxifying effects on the body have no scientific foundation for their claims,according to the research.people would be better of having a glass of water and going to bed early detox diets may be magic rather science, but they are the kind of magic which many people want to perform. that may have something to do with the western diet in general。 scientists and dieticians argue that the benefits people feel are not due to their body getting rid of excessive toxins but are due to changing from what is likely to have been a poor diet. having fewer headaches, for example, is probably the result of being fully hydrated due to drinking so much water and better skin may be due to eating more fruit and vegetables. detox diets may also be dangerous,as they may deprive vulnerable groups - pregnant women, for instance, or growing teenagers - of the kind of nutrients they need. yet their popularity continues to rise. this may be something to do with the way that food works within many western cultures. generally, a countrys food develops along with its economy and society.food becomes part of a persons cultural identity. in some countries, this link has been broken. in