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第一单元 1. 几个世纪以来，妇女们始终相信一条朴实的真理：腰越细，生活就越好—医学研究者们如今正开始了解这一简单真理背后的生理机能。And medical researchers are beginning to understand the complex physiology behind a simple truth women have believed for centuries：the smaller the waist, the better the life. 2. 与腹部脂肪是位于腰部无所事事的惰性软组织这一观念相反，腹部脂肪实际上是一些小的内分泌工厂，会制造一些把信息传送给许多器官的激素。Contrary to the notion that belly fat is a soft, inert tissue that nonchalantly sits on the waist, abdominal fat cells are actually little endocrine factories, producing hormones that send messages to many organs. 3. 医学解开代谢之谜是脂肪的难题尚需数十年。医生们说，在此期间采取的主要行动是制止腰部变粗。萨瓦德说：“我们每个人都需要放慢让自己体形变得更像苹果的过程