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2023年上海市奉贤区中考二模英语试题
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Teen faints after skipping meals
A teenage girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals.
Jennifer Jones, 15, told friends in her class that she was feeling unwell. She then passed out in her morning PE lesson and was rushed to hospital.
Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treated immediately. Her worried parents told the doctor that their daughter missed breakfast that day and 65 touched herdinner the night before. Fortunately, she is now out of danger. Her doctor says that she will make a full recovery in a day or two.
Jennifer's classmates hope to see her back at school soon. They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time. “Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight, ”her friend Laura Williams told our reporter. “She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months. She told me she had trouble concentrating in class. I 66her that skipping meals was unhealthy, but she wouldn't listen. ”
Jennifer's case is a reminder of the67of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes. In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. According to a recent survey of senior high school students' lifestyles, almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine. Health experts are68these figures. They are increasing their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of losing weight too quickly. They have also warned them against using such extreme methods.
“These so-called ‘quick-fix methods’69 to be harmful to teenagers. It is normal for teenagers to be slightly overweight and there is no reason why they should be worried. Howev