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How do you lose weight in the first place?—Mostly, through breathing. While the concept of “burning” fat is not altogether wrong, losing fat involves plenty of carbon dioxide leaving your body. As the Washington Post explains: Researchers found that to burn a pound of fat, a human needs to inhale about three pounds of oxygen and drink about a pound of water. Water can exit the body in plenty of ways—poop, pee, sweat, saliva and any number of bodily fluids—but your lungs handle the brunt of the weight loss.\nYour fat “goes” into the atmosphere. (And no, it doesn’t contribute to global warming.) When it does go, you’re also releasing the extra storage of vitamins and toxins along with it. That might not sound like a good thing, but in the long run it’s far better to be rid of them. As Popular Science states, a kind of pesticides, among other pollutants, are known to get bound up in fat—they leak into our food supply: Bodies don’t seem to store enough of these to become toxic, but the constant build-up leaves you vulnerable to exposure. And they do start to re-emerge when you lose weight.\nBy losing weight at a healthy pace (1-2 pounds a week), the limited number of pollutants released will not overload your bloodstream. Your urine will make quick work of them. Extreme dieting is a different story. The more weight you lose, the more of these toxins enter your bloodstream.\nSince we no longer face the same problem as our ancestors—most of us don’t have to worry about whether or not we’ll eat tonight, or tomorrow—fat storage plays a different role in our bodies than previously. Many avoidable health problems are due to this excessive storage of energy, hormones and toxins. Some researchers claim 70 percent of our medical problems can be addressed through a healthier lifestyle, which includes eating better and moving more.
How do you lose weight in the first place?—Mostly, through breathing. While the concept of “burning” fat is not altogether wrong, losing fat involves plenty of carbon dioxide leaving your body. As the Washington Post explains: Researchers found that to burn a pound of fat, a human needs to inhale about three pounds of oxygen and drink about a pound of water. Water can exit the body in plenty of ways—poop, pee, sweat, saliva and any number of bodily fluids—but your lungs handle the brunt of the weight loss.\nYour fat “goes” into the atmosphere. (And no, it doesn’t contribute to global warming.) When it does go, you’re also releasing the extra storage of vitamins and toxins along with it. That might not sound like a good thing, but in the long run it’s far better to be rid of them. As Popular Science states, a kind of pesticides, among other pollutants, are known to get bound up in fat—they leak into our food supply: Bodies don’t seem to store enough of these to become toxic, but the constant build-up leaves you vulnerable to exposure. And they do start to re-emerge when you lose weight.\nBy losing weight at a healthy pace (1-2 pounds a week), the limited number of pollutants released will not overload your bloodstream. Your urine will make quick work of them. Extreme dieting is a different story. The more weight you lose, the more of these toxins enter your bloodstream.\nSince we no longer face the same problem as our ancestors—most of us don’t have to worry about whether or not we’ll eat tonight, or tomorrow—fat storage plays a different role in our bodies than previously. Many avoidable health problems are due to this excessive storage of energy, hormones and toxins. Some researchers claim 70 percent of our medical problems can be addressed through a healthier lifestyle, which includes eating better and moving more.
Why did the author mention such things as “poop, pee, sweat, saliva, and any number of bodily fluids”?
- A To illustrate how water goes out of human body.
- B To explain how water is consumed by human body.
- C To demonstrate what water does to help humans exercise.
- D To indicate what bodily organs are related to the intake of water.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察這組清單（poop, pee, sweat...）出現的前後文，特別是緊接在「Water」之後的動詞是什麼？作者列舉這些我們熟悉的生理反應，是為了具體說明水份在體內正進行哪種「方向」的移動呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準識別出作者的寫作意圖，這代表你對於段落內部的邏輯層次有很好的掌握。這類題目在英文閱讀中極具代表性，考查的是讀者是否能看穿「細節例子」背後所支撐的「核心論點」。
語境邏輯與細節支撐
在文章第一段中，作者先提到燃燒脂肪需要喝下約一磅的水，隨後緊接著用破折號引出了排泄、流汗與唾液等生理現象。這在寫作手法上屬於具象化的舉例。這些清單對應的前文核心動詞是 exit the body（離開身體），因此作者列舉這些項目的唯一目的，就是為了描繪水份離開人體的多種路徑，進而與後續強調的「肺部才是減重主力」形成強烈對比。
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