{"id":18833,"date":"2023-06-21T11:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T06:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/?p=18833"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T06:21:27","slug":"pte-summarizing-the-written-text-task-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/pte-summarizing-the-written-text-task-17\/","title":{"rendered":"PTE Summarizing the Written Text – Task 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Q- Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence (5-75 words). Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the passage.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a Nap, Protect Your Heart? People who took naps at least three times a week for average of at least 30 minutes were 37% less likely to die of heart disease than people who did not take regular naps Large Greek Study Suggests Midday Siestas Cut Heart Deaths Naps aren\u2019t generally included in the litany of good-for-your-heart lifestyle choices recommended for lowering cardiovascular risk, but they may soon be. New research suggests a midday siesta may reduce a person\u2019s risk of death from heart disease possibly by lowering stress levels. The findings must be confirmed, but Dimitrios Trichopoulos, MD, a study author, tells WebMD there is little downside to taking naps and there could be big health benefits. The siesta is a victim of progress. Most of us aren\u2019t in the position to take a daily nap, he says. But our research suggests that the practice could help protect the heart, and we need further studies to find out if this really is the case.\u201d Part of the Culture: Trichopoulos says the research stemmed from the observation that heart disease death rates are lower in Mediterranean and Latin American countries where midday siestas are part of the culture. His own earlier research in a Greek population provided weak evidence in favor of the nap hypothesis, but another, larger study, conducted in Costa Rica failed to show an association. The newly published Greek study by Trichopoulos and colleagues from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, and Greece\u2019s University of Athens Medical School is the largest ever to examine the issue in a previously healthy population. A total of 23,681 residents of Greece with no history of heart disease, stroke, or cancer at enrollment were followed for an average of 6.3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans- <\/strong>Regular midday naps, taken at least three times a week for 30 minutes, were associated with a 37% lower risk of dying from heart disease, according to a large Greek study, indicating the potential heart-protective benefits of siestas in reducing stress levels and potentially improving cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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