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Eating40percentlessfoodcouldextendaperson`slifeby20yearsaccordingtoscientists.
ResearchersattheInstituteofHealthAgeingatUniversityCollegeLondonaredevelopingatreatmentthattheyhopewillfightthe`disease`ofgettingolder.
Theyarelookingintohowgenetics（遗传学）andlifestylecanaffectageingandaddyearspossiblydecadestoaperson`slife.
Age-relateddiseasessuchascardiovasculardiseasecancerandneurodegenerationcanalsobetreateditisclaimed.
Theywanttofindouthowthelifeofaratcanbeincreasedbyupto30percentsimplybyreducingitsfoodintake.
ResearcherDr.PipertoldtheIndependent:`Ifyoureducethedietofaratby40percentitwilllivefor20or30percentlonger.Sowewouldbetalking20yearsofhumanlife.ThishasshownonallsortsofanimalsevenLabradors(akindofdog).`Thescientistsarealsostudyingfruitflieswhichshare60percentofhumangenesandageinasimilarmannerandmice.
Theyhavealreadymadethehealthylifespan(寿命)longerinbothfliesandmicebyusingdrugtreatmentsandabalanceddiet.Itishopedthatthiscombinationwillalsoworktoextend(延长)humanlife.Dr.Pipersaid:`Ifwediscoverthegenesinvolvedwithageingweshouldbeabletodelayageingitself.Thisiswhatwe`vefound.`
Headdedthatthefieldofresearchintoextendinglifeisonlyadecadeoldsoremains`intheory.Itistheirspecialapproachtotreatingallage-relateddiseasescausedbythe`disease`ofageingitselfthatsetstheirresearchapart.
1.Theauthorwritesthistextinorderto_____.
A.encouragepeopletoeataslittleaspossible
B.tellpeoplehowharmfulfoodistotheirhealth
C.introduceanon-goingresearchondelayingageing
D.showhowsimilarmiceandhumansaretoeachother
2.Howcanpeoplelivelongeraccordingtothetext?
A.Exerciseregularly.
B.Reducetheirdietproperly.
C.Varytheirlifestylesconstantly.
D.Changetheirgenescompletely.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?
A.Theresearchiseffort-taking.
B.Theresultoftheresearchisreliable.
C.Theresearchhasbeendonefo
