心想事成觉得自己胖就可能真变胖_BEC初级作文

心想事成觉得自己胖就可能真变胖

You really can THINK yourself fat: Teenagers who believe they're overweight are 'more likely to be obese later in life

心“想”胖成：总认为自己胖的青少年，长大后你可能真的变胖子。

Teenagers who mistakenly perceive themselves as overweight are actually at greater risk of obesity as adults, new research has revealed.

新研究显示，如果青少年认为自己比实际更胖，那他们成年后会更容易患肥胖症。

Researchers suggest people who wrongly believe they are overweight may be more likely to engage in unhealthy weight-control behaviors such as using diet pills or vomiting - and these, in turn, are linked with long-term weight gain.

研究者提出，人们如果以为自己太胖，就更容易做出不当瘦身行为，如吃减肥药、催吐等。从长远意义上看，这其实更容易使你增肥。

And it was boys, rather than girls, who were most at risk.

而且，男孩比女孩更容易受心理错估的影响。

'Our research shows that psychological factors are important in the development of obesity,' said study author Angelina Sutin, a psychological scientist at Florida State University.

本次研究作者，佛罗里达州立大学的心理学家安吉丽娜·苏汀表示“我们的研究显示心理因素在肥胖症的罹患中起着重要作用。”

In previous work, Dr Sutin and her study co-author, Antonio Terracciano, had found that people who were judged on their weight were more likely to be obese.