纪录片《饮食变迁》 第37期:变胖比显瘦更容易的原因

Fat people have their leptin thermostats¹ set high.

胖人的瘦蛋白控制所在的水平较高

They can be reset², but it

它们可以被更改

seems to be much easier to reset it up than down.

但是似乎变高比变低更容易

So it's easier to get fat than thin.

所以说变胖比变瘦容易一些

It seems as if our biology

似乎我们的生理状态

is happy at the particular body composition

更易于接受某种特定的身体组成状况

that we are, and if our health requires

如果我们需要通过

that we need to change our body weight to improve our health,

改变体重来变得更健康

it's a massive struggle that's a day, by day, by day exercise.

我们就需要大量日复一日的努力和练习

The discovery that there are genetic³ variations

关于不同的基因控制着

that govern our response to leptin,

我们对瘦蛋白的反应

and therefore our appetite,

进而控制我们食欲的发现

forced even expert doctors

促使甚至是专家医师

to change their attitudes to their obese⁴ patients.

对于肥胖病人的态度转变

I really judged them as being not strong enough

我过去认为他们没有毅力

to control their body.

无法控制自己的身体

But now I really know that there are genetic defects

但是现在我才知道这是基因在

that we can't control, that force us to eat,

迫使我们吃东西 我们无能为力

and I feel sorry for my patients

我对我的病人们感到抱歉

that I have misjudged and that I have been cruel to.

我对他们有过错误的判断并且过于严厉

1 thermostats   

n.恒温（调节）器( thermostat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is the basic operating principle of many thermostats. 这是许多恒温箱的基本工作原理。 来自辞典例句
• Thermostats can be used to regulate the temperature of a room. 恒温器可用来调节室内温度。 来自辞典例句

2 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

3 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

4 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。