新奇事件簿 丰富的早餐有利身体健康

Researchers have revealed what might be a highly popular new way to lose weight - eat a big breakfast. It could become the biggest diet fad¹ ever for those wishing to shed a few kilos. Scientists in Germany conducted a study on how a hearty² breakfast affected³ the body's metabolism⁴ in a laboratory experiment. Sixteen men ate a low-calorie breakfast and high-calorie dinner one day, and reversed this with a high-calorie breakfast and low-calorie dinner the next. Eating a larger breakfast and a smaller dinner boosted a process called diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT). This is the generation of heat in the body that burns up calories. This happened even when the total calories consumed throughout the day remained the same.

研究人员发现了一种非常受欢迎的减肥新方法——吃一顿丰盛的早餐。对于那些希望减肥的人来说，这可能成为有史以来最大的减肥风潮。德国科学家进行了一项实验，研究丰盛的早餐如何影响人体的新陈代谢。16名男性在一天吃低卡路里的早餐和高卡路里的晚餐，第二天吃高卡路里的早餐和低卡路里的晚餐。早餐多吃，晚餐少吃可以促进一种叫做“食物诱导性产热”（DIT）的过程。这是身体里燃烧卡路里产生的热量。即使一天中摄入的总热量保持不变，也会发生这种情况。

Eating a big breakfast led to 2.5 times higher rates of DIT. Researcher Dr Juliane Richter spoke⁵ about the findings of her investigation⁶. She said: "Our results show a meal eaten for breakfast, regardless of the amount of calories it contains, creates twice as high DIT as the same meal consumed for dinner. This finding is significant for all people as it underlines the value of eating enough at breakfast." She added: "Eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity⁷ and high blood sugar. We recommend that patients with obesity as well as healthy people eat a significant breakfast rather than a large dinner to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic⁸ diseases."

吃一顿丰盛的早餐会导致2.5倍的DIT。研究员Juliane Richter博士谈到了她的调查结果。她表示：“我们的结果表明吃一顿早餐，不论其中含有多少卡路里，它所产生的DIT都是晚餐的两倍。这一发现对所有人都很重要，因为它强调了丰富早餐的价值。”她还补充道：“早餐多吃，晚餐少吃可以预防肥胖和高血糖。我们建议肥胖病人以及健康人群吃一顿丰盛的早餐，而不是丰盛的晚餐，以减轻体重和预防代谢疾病。”

1 fad   

n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好

参考例句：

• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。

2 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 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。

8 metabolic   

adj.新陈代谢的

参考例句：

• Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
• A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。