Women,Keep Dieting!

To most women whoare trying to keep slim,dieting can seem to last a lifetime,or to be moreexact,31 years,for researchers have found that is how long the average woman

spends on a dietover the course of her life.

A university did aresearch on diet of British people for as long as 10 years,whose resultrevealed such a picture.British women spend averagely six months a year counting

the calories andmore than one fifth are on a permanent diet throughout their lifetime in aseemingly never-ending pursuing the perfect figure.

However,they aren'tthe only ones waging a constant fight against the loose fat. The average adultmale spends 28 years losing weight,the poll has discovered.It found that

over a tenth of the UKpopulation is currently dieting in a bid to shed the pounds after feasting onfestive treats over the Christmas period.Though holding the best

intentions,threequarters of those who began their New Year with the firm resolution to loseweight give up by the end of the week.The average diet lasts 5.5 weeks,with the

post-Christmas fastbeing even shorter at just three weeks.Half of slimmers throw in the towel dueto lack of determination,while a quarter of interviewee answered that they

give up because thestrict diet regime makes them moody or depressed.The most determined dieters ofall are aged from 45 to 64,almost a quarter spending up to a year

slimming. Incomparison,those aged between 18 and 24 are more likely to be yo-yodieters,with a fifth giving up within a month.

The survey of 1,446of men and women found that nearly two thirds of the UK population are unhappy withtheir body and feel that being thinner would make them happier.

For women,looks aremore important,with over half reporting that they diet to wear fashionableclothes and a third of those surveyed said they watched their weight in a bid

to feel moreattractive. But in comparison,men are more focused on their long-termwell-being,with over a third saying they wanted to lose weight to be morehealthy.Who does theauthor refer to by the expression"yo-yo dieters"in Line 10,Paragraph3?

A.People who like toplay yo-yo.

B.People whoconstantly diet and fail.

C.People who withouta strong will.

D.People who dietfor a long time.