A study (21) _____________ that fitness is the key (22)______ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smokinghabits. Researchers discovered that people (23) _________exercise live longer than those who do not, (24) __________they are overweight and smoke.The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times (25) _____________ todie within six years of the start of the research than thefittest. This was true whether or not the men had heartproblems, smoked or (26) ______ overweight. Scientistsconcluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinnyand sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, "Youare better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (27)__________ regularly than being a non-smoker andsedentary." Although he adds, " But don.t misunderstandme. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you howdangerous it is to be sedentary."(28) ________, the study appears to fly in the face ofresearch last year which concluded that more than 30,000people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnessescaused by being overweight.The British Government is putting pressure onmanufacturers (29) ____________ high levels of sugar in foodand to restrict thehard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve thenation.s health. But the new study suggests the Government(30)__________ more people to exercise.

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