想减肥?你的另一半或许也能从中受益_BEC初级作文

想减肥?你的另一半或许也能从中受益

Committing to a weight-loss program can have an unexpected benefit: Your significant other may shed some extra pounds, too, even if they aren't trying. That's what researchers found in a study on the so-called weight-loss ripple effect, published today in the journal Obesity.

致力于减肥计划可能会带来意想不到的收获：你的另一半或许也能减重几斤，即使他们根本就没有减肥的打算。在一项有关所谓的减肥连锁效应研究中，研究员发现了这一点，该研究于今日发表在《肥胖》杂志上。

The study, which was sponsored by Weight Watchers, tracked the progress of 130 married or cohabitating couples for six months. In all of the couples, one partner had a desire to lose weight, and both partners agreed to weigh-ins after three and six months. Half of the partners followed Weight Watchers, while the others received a four-page handout with healthy-eating and exercise tips, and were told to try to lose weight on their own.

该研究由慧俪轻体（Weight Watchers）赞助，在6个月的时间内对130位已婚或同居情侣的减肥情况进行跟进。在所有情侣中，一方有意愿减肥，双方都同意三个月和六个月后各称一次体重。一半的情侣遵循慧俪轻体机构的减肥方法，其余情侣则收到了一份四页纸的健康饮食和锻炼建议，研究员让他们凭自己的努力减肥。

想减肥?你的另一半或许也能从中受益1

The researchers wanted to see if one approach would work better than the other. As it turns out, they were both effective, and everyone involved lost weight. After three months, those in the Weight Watchers group had lost more weight (about 7.4 pounds versus 4.3 pounds), but by the end of the trial, both groups had lost about 14 pounds.