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A[2015•江西省上饶地区高一下学期月考]

Cookingprogrammesandclassesforchildrenseemtopositivelyinfluencechildren'sfoodpreferencesandbehaviouraccordingtoare?centreview.Andalthoughthereviewdidn'tlookatlong-termeffectsofsuchprogrammesthefindingssuggestthatsuchprogrammesmighthelpchildrendeveloplong-lastinghealthyhabits.

Thisresearchcomesatatimewhenchildhoodobesityrateshavebeenrisingrapidly.MorethanonethirdofadolescentsintheUnitedStateswereobesein2012accordingtotheUSCentresforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC).Thistrendhasbeencausedatleastinpartbyasignificantdecreaseintheamountofmealsthatpeopleconsumeathomesincethe1980saccordingtobackgroundinfor?mationinthestudy.

CookingeducationprogrammessuchasFoodExplorersteachchildrenaboutnewhealthyfoodsandhowtopreparethem.Theyalsostresstheimportanceofeatingfivekindsoffruitandvegetableseveryday.Avolunteerparentexplainsanewfoodtothegroupandthekidsmakesomethingbasedonthelessonsuchasfruitorvegetablesalad.Dependingontheprogramme?kidsmaybesenthomewithinformationabouthealthyfoodstobringtotheirparentsthereviewexplained.

Thestudyteamreviewedeightotherstudiesthattesteddifferenttypesofcookingeducationprogrammes.Childrenintheseclasseswerebetween5and12yearsoldaccordingtothereview.Thegoalofthestudyteamwastolearnmoreaboutdevelopinganefficientprogrammetoencouragehealthyfoodchoicesthatlastalifetime.Thestudyfoundthatitisparticularlyimportanttoexposekidstohealthyfoodsonanumberofoccasions.Thismakesthemfeelcomfortablewiththenewfoodswhichhelpsthembuildhealthyhabits.

Thestudystressedtheimportanceofgettingparentsinvolvedin(参与)theirchildren'seatinghabits.Parentswhoareunabletoenrolltheirkidsinacookingclasscanachievesimilarbenefitsbyhavingtheirkidshelpthemwhiletheypreparemealsathome.Childrenaremorecomfortableathomewhichmakesthemmorereceptivetonewfoodsbecausetheywillmaketheconnectiontoapositiveexperience.

1.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?

A. Childhoodobesityistotallycausedbyeatinghabits.