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This article discusses the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for building strong bones in children. It notes that 32% of American children are overweight or obese due to lack of exercise and poor diets. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that children get at least 30-60 minutes of physical activity per day through fun activities like walking or biking, and eat a nutritious diet with enough calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin C to support bone growth. Making exercise a routine and choosing healthy on-the-go snacks can help children develop strong bones and reduce obesity risks.

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CELPIP Reading Task 4 Practice

This article discusses the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for building strong bones in children. It notes that 32% of American children are overweight or obese due to lack of exercise and poor diets. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that children get at least 30-60 minutes of physical activity per day through fun activities like walking or biking, and eat a nutritious diet with enough calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin C to support bone growth. Making exercise a routine and choosing healthy on-the-go snacks can help children develop strong bones and reduce obesity risks.

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Reading Task 4 Practice

* Read the following message.

It’s been ingrained in our heads since we were little: building strong bones is important. The problem is that these days
many children aren’t getting the daily recommended diet and exercise needed to do so. And, with technology use at an all-
time high, children are spending less time playing outdoors, which increases the risk of obesity.

Today, approximately 32 percent of American children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are considered overweight or obese.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) wants to help empower families to get up, get out and get moving
to ensure optimal bone growth and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and other diseases later in life.

“Building your child’s bone bank is like a college savings plan: the earlier you start investing, the better,” says AAOS
spokesperson Dr. Jennifer Weiss, a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. “Parents should
ensure that kids are getting adequate calcium to keep their bones strong as well as appropriate levels of vitamins D and C to
allow the body to absorb the calcium.”

So what’s a parent to do? The following tips from the AAOS will help get your kids (and you) moving while building better,
stronger bones:

* Move it. Make physical activity a part of a child’s schedule for at least 30 to 60 minutes per day. Make it fun. Walking
around the block to see the colors, riding a bike is a perfect way to engage with your kids and still get in some exercise.
Bonus? Being outside gets you and the kids some much-needed vitamin D, which also helps build strong bones.

* Watch what you eat. Which makes on-the-run snacks and meals an easy fix for harried parents. Unfortunately, most of this
kind of food does not have the nutrients to ensure good bone health. Adolescents should consume a healthy diet with
calcium to maintain strong bones and lower the risk of excessive weight gain.

* Choose the best option according to the information given in the message.

Q1. This article subject is

A. Raising a healthy child


B. How Vitamins Affect Your Child
C. Obesity Reasons for Children
D. How to Better Bones in Kids

Q2. AAOS says that

A. Children should self-reliant.


B. Families should be responsible
C. Child must rely on medicine.
D. School manages children well

Q3. According to Dr. Jennifer Weiss,

A. Vitamins important to child


B. The child eat the food evenly.
C. The child eat three times a day.
D. Vitamin D is made by sunlight.

Q4. AAOS recommends

A. Your child needs constant learning.


B. The School have a healthy diet
C. Many activities and healthy food.
D. The child exercise for an hour

Q5. As a result, bones

A. Have a significant impact child.


B. Do not need to stop growing.
C. Should be managed from baby.
D. Are highly related to obesity.

* Here is a response to the message. Complete the response by filling in the blanks.

This is so nice article! But my opinion is different. Most children have (6). In fact, children in Japan, China, and other
countries consume much lower levels of calcium than their North American peers and still (7). That's because the human
body is an efficient (8). Like our hair, skin is (9) that is constantly being built, broken down, and made anew. Throughout
life, bones are taking up and releasing calcium and other minerals, (10) by a variety of factors, including diet, exercise
habits, hormones, genetics, and certain diseases.

Q6.

A. enough nutrients.
B. a lot of bones.
C. no problem develope bones.
D. studied a lot.

Q7.

A. growing well.
B. knowledge about bones.
C. parents are managing it
D. develop strong, healthy bones.

Q8.

A. regulator of bone growth.


B. Eat food
C. Helps blood circulation
D. continues to grow.

Q9.

A. Stopping tissue
B. Dying growth
C. Changing cell
D. living tissue

Q10.

A. Low-level exercise effectd


B. Insurance rate is determined
C. a cycle that is influenced
D. Vitamins are determined

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