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Using a Smartphone at Mealtimes Will Let You Eat More!

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Using a Smartphone at Mealtimes Will Let You Eat More!

随着suí zhe智能zhì néng手机shǒu jī的de发展fā zhǎn,我们wǒ men的de生活shēng huó越来越yuè lái yuè离不开lí bu kāi手机shǒu jī了le,手机shǒu jī已经yǐ jīng渗透shèn tòu到dào我们wǒ men生活shēng huó的de各个gè gè方面fāng miàn,还hái有yǒu不bù少shǎo人rén喜欢xǐ huan一边yī biān吃饭chī fàn一边yī biān看kàn手机shǒu jī。

但是dàn shì科学家kē xué jiā发现fā xiàn,一边yī biān吃饭chī fàn一边yī biān看kàn手机shǒu jī容易róng yì让ràng人rén变biàn胖pàng。

男性nán xìng和hé女性nǚ xìng都dōu会huì额外é wài摄入shè rù15%的de热量rè liàng,也yě会huì摄入shè rù更多gèng duō高gāo脂肪zhī fáng食品shí pǐn。

所以suǒ yǐ快kuài改gǎi改gǎi吃饭chī fàn看kàn手机shǒu jī这zhè个gè坏huài习惯xí guàn吧ba!

研究yán jiū人员rén yuán开展kāi zhǎn了le一yī项xiàng实验shí yàn,他们tā men拍摄pāi shè了le62名míng志愿者zhì yuàn zhě独自dú zì吃chī东西dōng xi的de情况qíng kuàng。

参与cān yù研究yán jiū的de志愿者zhì yuàn zhě年龄nián líng在zài18岁suì到dào28岁suì之间zhī jiān,研究yán jiū人员rén yuán让ràng他们tā men随意suí yì选择xuǎn zé食物shí wù,吃chī到dào满意mǎn yì为止wéi zhǐ。

志愿者zhì yuàn zhě需要xū yào参与cān yù三sān次cì试验shì yàn,第dì一yī次cì专心zhuān xīn吃chī东西dōng xi,第dì二èr次cì一边yī biān吃chī一边yī biān看kàn手机shǒu jī,第dì三sān次cì在zài吃chī东西dōng xi时shí阅读yuè dú杂志zá zhì。

结果jié guǒ发现fā xiàn,一边yī biān吃饭chī fàn一边yī biān看kàn手机shǒu jī或者huò zhě阅读yuè dú杂志zá zhì会huì增加zēng jiā热量rè liàng的de摄入shè rù,因为yīn wèi手机shǒu jī、杂志zá zhì等děng干扰gān rǎo项xiàng会huì分散fēn sàn人们rén men的de注意力zhù yì lì,阻碍zǔ ài大脑dà nǎo正确zhèng què了解liǎo jiě食物shí wù摄入shè rù量liàng。

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Vocabulary 100 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
智能 zhì néngintelligent / smart
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
发展 fā zhǎndevelopment / growth
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
离不开 lí bu kāiinseparable / inevitably linked to
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
已经 yǐ jīngalready
渗透 shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
各个 gè gèevery / various
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
有 yǒuto have; there is
不 bùno; not so
少 shǎofew / less
人 rénperson; people
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
但是 dàn shìbut; however
科学家 kē xué jiāscientist
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
容易 róng yìlikely; liable to; apt to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
胖 pàngfat / plump
男性 nán xìngthe male sex / a male
和 héand; together with
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
额外 é wàiextra / added / additional
摄入 shè rùto take in / to absorb / to consume
热量 rè liàngheat / quantity of heat / calorific value
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
脂肪 zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
食品 shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
快 kuàito make haste
改 gǎito change / to alter / to transform / to correct
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
坏 huàibad / spoiled / broken
习惯 xí guànhabit / custom / usual practice
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
开展 kāi zhǎnto launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
实验 shí yànexperiment / test
他们 tā menthey; them
拍摄 pāi shèto take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
名 míngclassifier for people
志愿者 zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer
独自 dú zìalone
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
参与 cān yùto participate (in sth)
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
之间 zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid
随意 suí yìas one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
食物 shí wùfood
满意 mǎn yìsatisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction
为止 wéi zhǐuntil / (used in combination 到...為止|到...为止)
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
三 sānthree / 3
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
试验 shì yànexperiment / test
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
专心 zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
二 èrtwo / 2
时 shíwhen
阅读 yuè dúto read
杂志 zá zhìmagazine
结果 jié guǒin the end; as a result
或者 huò zhěor
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
干扰 gān rǎoto disturb / to interfere
分散 fēn sànto scatter / to disperse / to distribute
人们 rén menpeople
注意力 zhù yì lìattention
阻碍 zǔ àito obstruct / to hinder / to block
大脑 dà nǎobrain / cerebrum
正确 zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
量 liàngcapacity / quantity / amount