[不定项选择题]共用题干 Free Statins with Fast Food could Neutralize Heart Risk
Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of___1___so that customers can reduce the heart disease dangers of fatty food,researchers at Imperial College London ___2___in a new study.
Statins reduce the___3___of unhealthy“LDL” cholesterol in the blood. A wealth of trial data has proven them to be highly effective at lowering a person's heart attack___4___.
In a paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology,Dr Darrel Francis and col-leagues calculate that the reduction in heart attack risk offered by a statin is___5___to offset the increase in heart attack risk from___6___a cheeseburger and drinking a milkshake.
Dr Francis,from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London,who is the senior author of the study,said:“Statins don't cut out all of the ___7___effects of cheeseburgers and French fries. It's better to avoid fatty food altogether. But we've worked out that in terms of your___8___of having a heart attack. Taking a statin can reduce your risk to more or less the same___9___as a fast food meal increases it.”“It's ironic that people are free to take as many unhealthy condiments in fast food outlets as they___10___，but statins,which are beneficial to heart health,have to be prescribed. It makes sense to make risk-reducing st- atins available just as easily as the unhealthy condiments that are___ 11___free of charge. It would cost less than 5 pence per___12___—not much different to a sachet of sugar.”Dr Fran-cis said.
When people engage in risky behaviours like driving or smoking,they're encouraged to take___13___that lower their risk,like___14___a seatbelt or choosing cigarettes with filters.
Taking a statin is a rational way of___15___some of the risks of eating a fatty meal. 5._________
A.severe
B.enough
C.weak
D.active