【一分钟英语听力】第52期节目听写部分：减肥成功是为了看紧钱包？

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【一分钟英语听力】第52期节目听写部分：减肥成功是为了看紧钱包？

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Nutritionists and dieting (1) ________________________ the answer to how to
encourage people to lose weight. It seems overweight people are more interested
(2) ________________________ than their waistlines. Researchers in the USA may
have found one answer – cash rewards and penalties. A year-long study (3)
________________________ the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found a system (4)
________________________ fines had a significant impact on people's success in
shedding kilos. The weight-conscious dieters received $20 a month if (5)
________________________ goals and had to pay a penalty if they didn't. Those
motivated by financial (6) ________________________ 4.1kg, compared to just 1kg
for those without the cash bonus.

The study followed 100 obese adults aged between 18 to 63, who were weighed
every month for a year. They (7) ________________________, some with a monetary
focus, others (8) ________________________ and behaviour change. The $20 a month
was enough for the financially-motivated dieters (9) ________________________
groups. Mayo Clinic's Dr Donald Hensrud said: "Just wanting to lose weight isn't
enough. Financial (10) ________________________." Head researcher Dr Steven
Driver found the fear of losing money was (11) ________________________
receiving a bonus. He said: "Fear of losing money tends to motivate people about
two and a half times more (12) ________________________ the same amount of
money."