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专题限时训练(二十六)　[说明文型完形填空] (限时：30分钟) (一) The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) —a measure of obesity.__1__ is found that those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on __2__， slimmer than those __3__ ate it occasionally. Even __4__ chocolate is loaded with calories, it contains ingredients(成分)that may favour weight loss __5__ than fat synthesis, scientists believe.__6__ boosting calorie intake, regular chocolate consumption was related to lower BMI in the study, __7__ is published in Archives of Internal Medicine. The link remained even when other factors, like how __8__ exercise individuals did, were taken into __9__.And it appears it is how often you eat chocolate that is important, rather than how much of it you eat. The __10__ found no link with quantity consumed. __11__ to the researchers, there is only one chance in a hundred that their findings could be explained by chance alone. Lead author Dr Beatrice Golomb, from the University of California at San Diego, said: “Our findings appear to add to a body of information suggesting that the composition of calories, not just the number of them, matters for determining their ultimate impact on weight.”This is not the first time scientists __12__ that chocolate may be healthy for us. Other studies have claimed chocolate may be good for the heart. Consumption of certain types of chocolate has been linked to some favourable changes in blood pressure, insulin(胰岛素)sensitivity and cholesterol(胆固醇)level. And chocolate, __13__ dark chocolate, does contain antioxidants(抗氧化剂)which can help to mop up harmful free radicals—unstable chemicals that can damage our cells. Dr Golomb and her team believe that antioxidant compounds, called catechins(儿茶素), can improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight— __14__ studies in rodents would suggest this might be so. Mice __15__ for 15 days with epicatechin (present in dark chocolate) had improved exercise per