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文章一：
Want to Burn Belly Fat? Try This Kind of  Food Losing weight is not easy, and losing belly fat is even harder. Is there a simple and effective way to lose that stubborn fat? The answer is yes. Just adding a certain amount of soluble fiber to your food can help melt belly fat away.

Water-soluble cellulose plays an important role in our digestive tract and has a lot to do with our health and weight.

Soluble plant fiber is to help the body lose excess weight by absorbing water in our digestive tract and then expanding it. As a result, we experience a feeling of satiety and reduce the tendency to overeat. If you do happen to eat too much soluble plant fiber, you may become 8 due to the absorptive factor in the intestines.

Not all soluble cellulose has this effect—only thick and sticky cellulose exhibits this function. Which foods contain this viscous soluble cellulose? All kinds of beans, flaxseed, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, and oats.

Worth noting is that the effects of fiber supplements are not as good as fiber derived from whole foods—and eating food containing 30 grams （1 oz） of fiber per day, is effective. 

想一想：
1. 根據本文，關於soluble cellulose（fiber），下列哪一項敘述錯誤？
（1）豆類、燕麥等食物含有soluble cellulose。
（2）容易在消化道裡吸收水分，形成飽足感。
（3）多吃些含soluble plant fiber的食物，有助排便。
（4）飲食中加些含soluble fiber的食物，有效消除肚子脂肪。

2. 根據本文，每天建議吃多少「水溶性纖維素」可有效減去腹部脂肪？

3. 除了本文的方法，您是否有自己的妙招，幫助減去肥肥小肚？試分享。

解答：
1. （3）

2. Eating food containing 30 grams （1 oz） of fiber per day, is effective.每天吃含30克（1 盎司）纖維的食物才有效。  

（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）

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文章二：
Mediterranean Diet Awarded the Best Diet Plan 6 Years in Succession

Plant foods are unprocessed。（123RF）

The most prominent feature of the diet of Mediterranean countries is that plant foods are unprocessed. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds are consumed in their natural state. The Mediterranean diet includes almost completely unprocessed olive oil, called extra virgin or virgin olive oil. It also includes fish, seafood, and poultry, without much red meat. Fruits serve as a sweet treat. Along with a bit of wine that goes with meals, all the above constitute the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet focuses less on animal protein and more on plant and healthy fats. It is made with very few processed ingredients and very little added sugar. Therefore, the Mediterranean diet looks particularly good within the context of modern-day eating habits and dietary content. 

想一想：
1. 根據本文，下列哪一項敘述不正確？
（1）「地中海飲食」較注重動物性蛋白質。
（2）「地中海飲食」尤其適合現代人的飲食習慣。
（3）水果在「地中海飲食」裡扮演甜點角色。
（4）「地中海飲食」一定要有橄欖油。

2. 「地中海飲食」的最大特徵？

3. 您最喜歡「地中海飲食」的哪項特點？您有考慮採行「地中海飲食」？理由？

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解答：

1. （1）

2. Plant foods are unprocessed.（植物性食品不加工。）  

（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）◇