相比健康飲食 正念減肥法更有效
Mindfulness is more effective than simply trying to eat healthy, a study claims.
一項研究表明，正念要比單純的健康飲食更有效。
Eighty people joined a study by North Carolina State University, with half designing their own diet, and half engaging in daily meditation.
共有80人參加樂了由北卡羅來納州立大學發起的一項研究，其中一半參與者堅持一份設計好的飲食，而另一半人則每日進行冥想。
The results revealed the mindfulness group lost an average of 4.2lbs - seven times the other group's average weight loss of 0.6lbs.
結果顯示，冥想組的人體重平均瘦了4.2磅，這一數字是另一組人（0.6磅）的7倍。
It is a staggering testament to the power of meditation, researchers say, as the nation fights an obesity crisis.
研究人員表示，這項研究證明了冥想的驚人力量--尤其是在目前美國肥胖人群數量高居不下的情況下。
Overweight and obesity increase the risk 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險。
In recent years, mindful eating - focusing on what you see and feel in the moment to increasing one's awareness - has been introduced as a possible strategy for weight management.
近些年來，“正念飲食”已被引入作為一種可能的體重管理策略，該方法強調專注于眼前看到和感覺到的東西，從而提高自己的意識。
The main purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a program called Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less (ESMMWL) to increase awareness of eating habits.
這項研究是主要目的是檢測一個被稱之為“精食、多動、減重”項目的有效性，該項目力圖提高人們對飲食習慣的意識。
It hinges on the idea of creating a structure that will help participants change behaviors that have caused them to gain weight, or prevent weight loss.
該項目提出了一個理念，即創建一個結構，幫助參與者改變導致自己肥胖、或者不利減肥的習慣。
Participants take the class from a live instructor at the same time each week on a computer or mobile device.
每周同一時間，參與者都會通過電腦或者手機接受一位教師的指導。
To measure their level of mindfulness, researchers got each of the participants to fill out the Mindful Eating Questionnaire, a 28-point survey that assesses five domains of mindful eating.
為了測量他們的心態水平，研究人員讓每個參與者都填寫了“心態飲食問卷”，該問卷用28個問題從5個領域對參與者的心態飲食進行了評估。
Mindful eating includes paying attention to hunger and fullness cues, planning meals and snacks, eating as a singular activity as opposed to eating while doing other activities, and paying special attention to how food tastes.
正念飲食包括注意饑餓和飽足感的原因、規劃飲食和零食、將飲食作為一項專注性活動而不同時做其他事情、以及特別留心食物的味道等。
'Results suggest that there is a beneficial association between mindful eating and weight loss,' the authors wrote in the study.
作者們在研究中寫道：“結果證明，正念飲食和減肥之間存在著一種有益的聯系?！?/p>
Mindfulness is more effective than simply trying to eat healthy, a study claims.
一項研究表明，正念要比單純的健康飲食更有效。
Eighty people joined a study by North Carolina State University, with half designing their own diet, and half engaging in daily meditation.
共有80人參加樂了由北卡羅來納州立大學發起的一項研究，其中一半參與者堅持一份設計好的飲食，而另一半人則每日進行冥想。
The results revealed the mindfulness group lost an average of 4.2lbs - seven times the other group's average weight loss of 0.6lbs.
結果顯示，冥想組的人體重平均瘦了4.2磅，這一數字是另一組人（0.6磅）的7倍。
It is a staggering testament to the power of meditation, researchers say, as the nation fights an obesity crisis.
研究人員表示，這項研究證明了冥想的驚人力量--尤其是在目前美國肥胖人群數量高居不下的情況下。
Overweight and obesity increase the risk 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險。
In recent years, mindful eating - focusing on what you see and feel in the moment to increasing one's awareness - has been introduced as a possible strategy for weight management.
近些年來，“正念飲食”已被引入作為一種可能的體重管理策略，該方法強調專注于眼前看到和感覺到的東西，從而提高自己的意識。
The main purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a program called Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less (ESMMWL) to increase awareness of eating habits.
這項研究是主要目的是檢測一個被稱之為“精食、多動、減重”項目的有效性，該項目力圖提高人們對飲食習慣的意識。
It hinges on the idea of creating a structure that will help participants change behaviors that have caused them to gain weight, or prevent weight loss.
該項目提出了一個理念，即創建一個結構，幫助參與者改變導致自己肥胖、或者不利減肥的習慣。
Participants take the class from a live instructor at the same time each week on a computer or mobile device.
每周同一時間，參與者都會通過電腦或者手機接受一位教師的指導。
To measure their level of mindfulness, researchers got each of the participants to fill out the Mindful Eating Questionnaire, a 28-point survey that assesses five domains of mindful eating.
為了測量他們的心態水平，研究人員讓每個參與者都填寫了“心態飲食問卷”，該問卷用28個問題從5個領域對參與者的心態飲食進行了評估。
Mindful eating includes paying attention to hunger and fullness cues, planning meals and snacks, eating as a singular activity as opposed to eating while doing other activities, and paying special attention to how food tastes.
正念飲食包括注意饑餓和飽足感的原因、規劃飲食和零食、將飲食作為一項專注性活動而不同時做其他事情、以及特別留心食物的味道等。
'Results suggest that there is a beneficial association between mindful eating and weight loss,' the authors wrote in the study.
作者們在研究中寫道：“結果證明，正念飲食和減肥之間存在著一種有益的聯系?！?/p>
