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Vocabulary:?diet: 詞匯：減肥

This time of year many of us?resolve?to get back into shape. But if you are having trouble fitting into your tight jeans, it may not be your fault. Scientists now believe that?willpower?alone is not enough lose weight. They say success depends on your?genes,?hormones?and?psychology.

每年的這個(gè)時(shí)候，我們中的許多人都決心恢復(fù)身材。但如果你穿不進(jìn)緊身牛仔褲，那可能不是你的錯(cuò)?？茖W(xué)家們現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為，單靠意志力是不足以減肥的。他們說(shuō)成功取決于你的基因、荷爾蒙和心理。

A study of 75 people by BBC Science and Oxford and Cambridge Universities has looked into why?one-size-fits-all diets?are often not successful. The scientists divided over-eaters into three groups – people who?feast, people who constantly?crave?food and?emotional?eaters. They?tailored?diets to the needs of each group.

英國(guó)廣播公司科學(xué)頻道、牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)對(duì)75人進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)研究，研究了為什么一種適合所有人的飲食往往不成功?？茖W(xué)家們將暴飲暴食者分為三組:大吃大喝的人、不斷渴望食物的人和情緒化的人。他們根據(jù)每一組人的需要量身定做飲食。

Feasters can't stop eating once they start. This is because they don't have the hormones that tell them when they are full. Scientists designed a diet for this group featuring high?protein?foods that make them feel full for a long time. This included fish, chicken, basmati rice and grains. Bread and potatoes were not allowed because they do not fill you up for long.

宴會(huì)者一旦開(kāi)始吃就停不下來(lái)。這是因?yàn)樗麄儧](méi)有荷爾蒙來(lái)告訴他們什么時(shí)候吃飽了?？茖W(xué)家們?yōu)檫@群人設(shè)計(jì)了一種高蛋白食物，讓他們長(zhǎng)時(shí)間有飽腹感。這包括魚(yú)、雞肉、印度香米和谷物。面包和土豆是不允許的，因?yàn)樗鼈儾荒茏屇汩L(zhǎng)時(shí)間感到飽腹。

Constant cravers always feel hungry. Scientists say that certain genes?disrupt?the messages the stomach sends to the brain saying it is full, meaning the cravers always feel like they need more fatty, sugary food.?Dieting?seven days a week is very hard for these people, so scientists put them on a normal, healthy diet five days a week, and cut their?calorie intake?to 800 on two days a week.

總愛(ài)吃東西的人總覺(jué)得餓。科學(xué)家表示，某些基因會(huì)破壞胃向大腦發(fā)送的“飽了”信息，這意味著愛(ài)吃東西的人總是覺(jué)得自己需要更多高脂肪、高糖的食物。對(duì)于這些人來(lái)說(shuō)，一周7天的節(jié)食是非常困難的，所以科學(xué)家們讓他們一周5天保持正常、健康的飲食，一周2天將他們的卡路里攝入量減少到800卡路里。

Emotional eaters have got into the?habit?of eating whenever they feel stressed. To help them change this?behaviour, scientists offered them group support in meetings and online as well as a diet. During the study, people from all three groups lost weight on the tailored diets, with feasters losing the most and constant cravers losing the least.

情緒化進(jìn)食者已經(jīng)養(yǎng)成了一有壓力就吃東西的習(xí)慣。為了幫助他們改變這種行為，科學(xué)家們?cè)跁?huì)議和網(wǎng)上為他們提供了小組支持以及飲食。在研究期間，三組人都通過(guò)量身定制的飲食減肥，饕餮者減重最多，而經(jīng)常吃零食的人減重最少。

So what about you? If any of the eating habits sound familiar, perhaps you should consider a new approach to slimming for 2015.

那你呢?如果這些飲食習(xí)慣聽(tīng)起來(lái)很熟悉，也許你應(yīng)該考慮在2015年采取新的減肥方法。

詞匯表

to resolve 下決心

willpower 意志力、毅力

genes 基因

hormone 荷爾蒙

psychology 心態(tài)

one-size-fits-all 一成不變的

diet (n) （為減輕體重的）節(jié)食

to feast 大吃大喝

to crave 非常想吃（某樣食物），渴望

emotional 情緒化的

to tailor 專(zhuān)為……訂制

protein 蛋白

to disrupt 干擾、擾亂

to diet （動(dòng)詞）節(jié)食

calorie intake 卡路里的攝入

habit 習(xí)慣

behaviour 行為，習(xí)性

測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。

1. According to scientists, what three things can affect weight loss?
2. How many people took part in the recent study on dieting?
3. What should feasters not eat?
4. What extra help was given to emotional eaters?
5. Which group didn't lose as much weight as the other two?

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. My husband doesn't have the __________ to stop smoking.? ? ? ?

calorie intake??????????????? willpower????????????????? habit???????????????? behaviour

2. Chimpanzees' __________ are more similar to those of humans than other apes.

psychology?????????????????? feasts?????????????????????? diets ???????????????? genes

3. She is always __________ but she never seems to keep the weight off.

dieting ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? resolving?? craving????????? disrupting

4. We can __________ the English course to your needs.

diet?????????????? ????????? emotion???????? ????????? one-size-fits-all ???????? ???tailor

5. An important source of __________ in the Japanese diet is fish.

cravings ????????????????????? protein??????????????? hormones????? ????????? emotions

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。

1. According to scientists, what three things can affect weight loss?
Genes, hormones and psychology.

2. How many people took part in the recent study on dieting?
Seventy-five.

3. What should feasters not eat?
Bread and potatoes.

4. What extra help was given to emotional eaters?
Group support.

5. Which group didn't lose as much weight as the other two?
The constant cravers.

2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. My husband doesn't have the?willpower?to stop smoking.

2. Chimpanzees'?genes?are more similar to those of humans than other apes.

3. She is always?dieting?but she never seems to keep the weight off.

4. We can?tailor?the English course to your needs.

5. An important source of?protein?in the Japanese diet is fish.

文章來(lái)源BBC，侵權(quán)刪，本文僅用于英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)。