不吃肉,这些蔬菜吃多了也会胖!

 　　A new study has found that they are one of the most fattening¹ vegetables around.

　　一项新研究发现，土豆是常见蔬菜中最容易让人发胖的蔬菜之一。

　　Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health analysed the dietary information of more than 130,000 American men and women and found that potatoes, peas, and sweetcorn were all linked to weight gain.

　　哈佛大学公共卫生院的研究人员分析了超过13万美国男女的饮食信息，然后发现土豆、豌豆和甜玉米都和体重增长有关。

　　They found that a high intake² of fruit and vegetables led to weight loss over the 24 year period, but the researchers also found that eating fruit appears to be twice as effective as eating vegetables. Every extra portion of fruit eaten a day led to almost half a pound being shed over the four year period.

　　他们发现，在超过24年的时间里，摄取大量水果和蔬菜有利于减轻体重，但是研究员还发现吃水果的减肥效果似乎是吃蔬菜的两倍。在四年的时间里，每天食用额外的水果能够让你摆脱将近0.5磅的体重。

　　A handful of blueberries a day was linked to nearly a pound and a half of weight loss, and prunes³, apples, pears and strawberries were also found to contribute to weight loss.

　　每天吃少量蓝莓可能减掉1.5磅的体重，还有西梅、苹果、梨和草莓也被发现有利于减轻体重。

　　Cauliflower, broccoli⁴ and Brussel sprouts⁵ were named as the vegetables that contributed to weight loss.

　　花椰菜、西兰花和抱子甘蓝被称作有利减肥的蔬菜。

　　Because of their high starch⁶ and low water content, potatoes are higher in calories than most vegetables.

　　因为土豆含淀粉多而含水量少，所以它们所含卡路里比大部分蔬菜都要高。

　　Although the magnitude of weight change associated with each increased daily serving was modest, combining an increase of one to two servings of vegetables and one to two servings of fruits daily would be associated with substantial weight change.

　　尽管体重的增加与每日的饮食关系并不大，但是与每天多吃一两份蔬菜、多吃一两份水果相结合，有利于大幅度的体重变化。

1 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

3 prunes   

n.西梅脯，西梅干( prune的名词复数 )v.修剪（树木等）( prune的第三人称单数 )；精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分

参考例句：

• Dried fruits such as prunes, pears, and peaches, are stewed. 梅干、梨脯、桃脯等干果，都是炖过的。 来自辞典例句
• We had stewed prunes for breakfast. 我们早饭吃炖梅干。 来自辞典例句

4 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

5 sprouts   

n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 starch   

n.淀粉；vt.给...上浆

参考例句：

• Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
• I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。