Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up.
The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts.
But now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized (妖魔化) because it had been 30 in with other, more ft-promoting carbohydrates.
“The study found that pasta didn’t 31 to weight gain or increase in body fat,” said lead author Dr. John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weigh outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.” In fact, analysis actually showed a small weigh loss 34 to concerns. perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet.
Those involved in the 35 trials on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.
A) adverse
B) championed
C) clinical
D) contrary
E) contribute
F) intimate
G) lumped
H) magnified
I) minimum
J) radiating
K) ration
L) shooting
M) subscribe
N) systematic
O) weighing
答案解析：
根据“to cut calories, prevent fat build - up”(为了减少卡路里、防止脂肪堆积)可知，营养学家建议把面食摄入量控制到最低限度。“keep to a minimum”表示“控制在最低限度”，所以选I。
根据语境，这里说的是防止血糖飙升。“shoot up”有“迅速上升”的意思，“stop blood sugar shooting up”即防止血糖迅速上升，所以选L。
根据“The low - carbohydrate food movement gave birth to...”(低碳水化合物饮食运动催生了……)以及“More recently”(最近)可知，最近用蔬菜代替意大利面的趋势得到了健康饮食专家的支持。“champion”有“支持;拥护”的意思，这里用过去分词形式表示被动，所以选B。
根据“review and analysis of 30 studies”(对30项研究的回顾和分析)可知，这是一次系统的回顾和分析。“systematic”表示“系统的”，所以选N。
根据“because it had been...in with other, more fat - promoting carbohydrates”(因为它和其他更能促进脂肪堆积的碳水化合物……在一起)可知，面食被不公平地妖魔化是因为它和其他更能促进脂肪堆积的碳水化合物混为一谈了。“lump in with”表示“把……混同于”，这里用过去分词形式，所以选G。
根据“weight gain or increase in body fat”(体重增加或身体脂肪增加)可知，这里说的是面食不会导致体重增加或身体脂肪增加。“contribute to”表示“导致;促成”，所以选E。
根据“the evidence”(证据)可知，在权衡证据之后。“weigh”有“权衡;斟酌”的意思，“in weighing the evidence”表示“在权衡证据时”，所以选O。
根据“pasta does not have an...effect on body weigh outcomes”(面食对身体体重结果没有……影响)可知，这里说的是面食对身体体重结果没有不利影响。“adverse”表示“不利的;有害的”，所以选A。
根据“analysis actually showed a small weigh loss”(分析实际上显示有小幅度的体重下降)以及“concerns”(担忧)可知，这与之前的担忧相反。“contrary to”表示“与……相反”，所以选D。
根据“trials”(试验)可知，这里说的是参与临床试验的人。“clinical”表示“临床的”，“clinical trials”即“临床试验”，所以选C。
