时差N小时 为什么吃完还会饿?(上)

You've just snacked on rice cakes.

你刚刚吃完米糕。

Why are you still hungry?

为什么还是觉得饥肠辘辘？

That yummy feeling of being pleasantly full depends partly on the weight and volume of what you eat.

那种饱腹产生的愉悦感在某种程度上取决于所摄入食品的重量和体积。

As the stomach churns away at a large enough weight and volume of food, you start feeling full.

当胃开始蠕动并消化大块、分量充足的食物时，你开始感觉饱了。

The stomach's churning also prompts the small intestine¹ to release a hormone² which adds to the feeling of fullness.

胃的蠕动促使小肠分泌一种荷尔蒙激素，这种激素能够增加你的饱腹感。

Rice cakes alone may not satisfy because they're too little and light in the belly³.

仅仅几块米糕不足以让你产生饱腹感，因为它们在肚子里分量太轻了。

According to nutrition and obesity⁴ researcher Barbara Rolls, choosing more low calorie, but relatively⁵ heavy foods can help dieters lose weight without feeling hungry.

据营养与肥胖研究员Barbara Rolls称，选择低热量但相对油腻的食物可以帮助节食者有效减肥，同时还不会感觉饥饿。

In Rolls' study, women tended to eat about three pounds of food every day–even when the number of calories in those foods varied⁶.

Rolls的研究中发现，不管食物中卡路里的数值如何变化，女性倾向于每天食用约3磅重的食物。

1 intestine   

adj.内部的；国内的；n.肠

参考例句：

• This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.这种维生素通过小肠壁被吸收。
• The service productivity is the function,including external efficiency,intestine efficiency and capacity efficiency.服务业的生产率是一个包含有外部效率、内部效率和能力效率的函数。

2 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

3 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。