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An animal that has not lived in Australia for over 3,000 years is back.     1    creature is Tasmanian devil (袋獾). Conservation groups released 26 Tasmanian devils in a large natural reserve north of Sydney. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. It feeds on large birds and household waste. It     2     (be) an endangered species for decades since    3     (Australia) wild dogs wiped them out on the mainland. The devil gets its name from its high- pitched sound and the fierce way in     4     it fights for food. Although its name sounds so     5     (scare), experts say it is not a danger to humans.

The conservation group Aussie Ark worked with other animal protection    6    (organization) on the project to release the Tasmanian devils. The animals are in a natural reserve to help keep their chances of     7     (survive) high. They have been left to find their own food and survive by themselves ever since. Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, told National Geographic ”They are free. They're out there. We've got some basic methods of keeping an eye     8     them, but     9     (actual), now it's time for the devils to do what they do. " He was hopeful about the future of the devils,     10     (say) “This release of devils will be the first of many. We are talking about something monumental, a true landmark in history.

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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have followed the meal-time habits of more than 500 people for six years,     1     (find) weight change is most affected by the size and     2     (frequent) of meals rather than the interval from first to last meal. The study challenges the popular trend of intermittent fasting (禁食疗法) as a useful weight loss strategy.

Intermittent fasting, also referred to     3     time-restricted feeding, is a dietary strategy where all meals     4     (consume) during a short window of time each day. These windows can span anywhere from six to ten hours, resulting in a person essentially fasting for up to 18 hours each day.

       Through tracking     5     (participant) daily meal times and sizes and correlating them with weight loss patterns over a six-year period, researchers revealed there was no link between the time of a person’s eating window each day and weight changes. “Timing of meals most likely doesn’t produce     6     immediate impact on weight loss,” said Bennett. “What does make a difference to weight,     7    , is the total number of meals a person eats over the day. Simply eating smaller meals, less frequently, is     8     ultimately leads to weight loss.

All of this, of course, doesn’t mean intermittent fasting strategies won’t help. But it seems increasingly clear that the weight loss     9     (occasion) seen with these eating strategies may be primarily driven by a     10     (reduce) caloric intake.

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Scientists have discovered that     1     (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight.Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat — the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm.Brown fat burns energy,     2     helps us lose weight.White fat stores extra energy, which results     3     weight gain.

The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,     4     (comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased.They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who     5     (expose) to cold temperature have a significant amount of brown fat when     6     (compare) to sameaged indoor workers.”

The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.    7     group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat.This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed highfat diets.The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity.People who are obese have     8     (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people.Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said, “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and     9     (prevent) of obesity and obesityrelated diseases.” She added, “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could     10     (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”