Mindfulness is more effective thansimply trying to eat healthy, a study claims.
據(jù)一項(xiàng)最新研究顯示，好的心態(tài)比單純的健康飲食更有效。
Eighty people joined a study by NorthCarolina State University, with half designing their own diet, andhalf engaging in daily meditation.
北卡羅來(lái)納州立大學(xué)進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)有80人參加的研究，其中一半?yún)⑴c者堅(jiān)持一份設(shè)計(jì)好的飲食，而另一半人則每日進(jìn)行冥想。
The results revealed the mindfulnessgroup lost an average of 4.2lbs - seven times the other group’saverage weight loss of 0.6lbs.
結(jié)果顯示冥想組的人體重平均瘦了4.2磅——是另一組人（0.6磅）的7倍。
It is a staggering testament to thepower of meditation, researchers say, as the nation fights anobesity crisis.
研究人員表示，這項(xiàng)研究證明了冥想的驚人力量——尤其是在目前美國(guó)肥胖人群數(shù)量高居不下的情況下。
Overweight and obesity increase therisk of chronic diseases including hypertension, type 2 diabetes,and cardiovascular disease.
超重和肥胖增加了包括高血壓、2型糖尿病、以及心血管疾病等慢性疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
A ’small changes approach’ is onepossible weight management strategy, which emphasises thecombination of diet and physical activity and suggests reductionsin energy intake and increases in energy expenditure to preventweight gain and or promote weight reduction.
而一個(gè)“小轉(zhuǎn)變”就是一種可能的體重管理策略，這種轉(zhuǎn)變強(qiáng)調(diào)飲食和身體運(yùn)動(dòng)相結(jié)合，并建議減少能量攝入、加大能量消耗，從而防止增重、助力減肥。
In recent years, mindful eating -focusing on what you see and feel in the moment to increasing one’sawareness - has been introduced as a possible strategy for weightmanagement.
近些年來(lái)，“心態(tài)飲食法（mindfuleating）”已被引入作為一種可能的體重管理策略，該方法強(qiáng)調(diào)專注于眼前看到和感覺(jué)到的東西，從而提高自己的意識(shí)。
The main purpose of the study was toexamine the effectiveness of a program called Eat Smart, Move More,Weigh Less (ESMMWL) to increase awareness of eatinghabits.
這項(xiàng)研究是主要目的是檢測(cè)一個(gè)被稱之為“精食、多動(dòng)、減重（EatSmart, Move More, WeighLess）”項(xiàng)目的有效性，該項(xiàng)目力圖提高人們對(duì)飲食習(xí)慣的意識(shí)。
Researchers also wanted toinvestigate the relationship between mindful eating and weightloss.
研究人員們還想對(duì)心態(tài)飲食法和減肥之間的關(guān)系進(jìn)行研究。
ESMMWL was developed by researchersat North Carolina State University and North Carolina Division ofPublic Health.
“精食、多動(dòng)、減重”項(xiàng)目由北卡州立大學(xué)和北卡衛(wèi)生部共同發(fā)起。
It hinges on the idea of creating astructure that will help participants change behaviors that havecaused them to gain weight, or prevent weight loss.
該項(xiàng)目提出了這一理念，即創(chuàng)建一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)，幫助參與者改變導(dǎo)致自己肥胖、或者不利減肥的習(xí)慣。
Participants take the class from alive instructor at the same time each week on a computer or mobiledevice.
每周同一時(shí)間，參與者都會(huì)通過(guò)電腦或者手機(jī)接受一位教師的指導(dǎo)。
To measure their level ofmindfulness, researchers got each of the participants to fill outthe Mindful Eating Questionnaire, a 28-point survey that assessesfive domains of mindful eating.
為了測(cè)量他們的心態(tài)水平，研究人員讓每個(gè)參與者都填寫了“心態(tài)飲食問(wèn)卷”，該問(wèn)卷用28個(gè)問(wèn)題從5個(gè)領(lǐng)域?qū)⑴c者的心態(tài)飲食進(jìn)行了評(píng)估。
Mindful eating includes payingattention to hunger and fullness cues, planning meals and snacks,eating as a singular activity as opposed to eating while doingother activities, and paying special attention to how foodtastes.
心態(tài)飲食法包括注意饑餓和飽足感的原因、規(guī)劃飲食和零食、將飲食作為一項(xiàng)專注性活動(dòng)而不同時(shí)做其他事情、以及特別留心食物的味道等。
It may also include having just oneor two bites of special higher calorie foods and savoring theflavor.
心態(tài)飲食法還建議不要攝入過(guò)多高熱量食物，只吃一兩口嘗嘗味道就行。
The trial lasted 15weeks.
這項(xiàng)實(shí)驗(yàn)一共持續(xù)了15周。
The 28 participants that completedESMMWL lost an average of 4.2lbs. The rest lost around0.6lbs.
完成“精食、多動(dòng)、減重”項(xiàng)目的參與者一共瘦了4.2磅，其他人瘦了0.6磅。
And participants who completed ESMMWLhad a significantly larger increase in their mindfulness scoresthan those in the waitlist control group.
而和對(duì)比組相比，完成了該項(xiàng)目的參與者在心態(tài)測(cè)試中的得分要高得多。
’Results suggest that there is abeneficial association between mindful eating and weight loss,’ theauthors wrote in the study.
作者們?cè)谘芯恐袑懙溃骸敖Y(jié)果證明心態(tài)飲食法和減肥之間存在著有益的聯(lián)系。”
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