《中英對照讀新聞》Eating out may encourage bingeing 外食可能助長暴飲暴食

◎鄭寺音

Women tend to eat more calories and fat when dining out, regardless of what their usual eating habits are, new research suggests.

新研究顯示，女性外食時傾向吃更多卡路里與脂肪，不管她們平常的飲食習慣如何。

The study, which included both binge-eaters and dieters, found that both groups of women ate out frequently -- and downed between 200 and 300 extra calories a day in the process.

這份對象涵蓋暴飲暴食者與節食者的研究，發現兩種族群的女性都常外食，而且在過程中，一天多吃下200到300卡路里。

Moreover, women who were prone to binge-eating problems often overindulged when eating out, according to findings published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research.

此外，這份刊登在西方營養學研究期刊的研究發現，有暴飲暴食傾向的女性，常在外食時過分放縱。

Many experts have pointed to Americans' love of dining out as a potential reason for the nation's ever-expanding waistline. Fast food, as well as the hefty portion sizes at restaurants in general, catch much of the blame.

許多專家指出，美國人喜愛外食，是這個國家的國民腰圍日漸擴張的一項潛在原因。速食，以及一般餐廳的大份量餐點，最為人詬病。

Dieters and binge-eaters alike ate 200 to 300 extra calories, as well as 10 to 16 extra grams of fat, on days when they dined out.

節食者與暴飲暴食者都一樣，在她們外食的日子裡，會多吃200到300額外的卡路里，以及10到16公克額外的脂肪。

新聞辭典

binge︰動詞／名詞，狂飲、狂鬧。例句：I tend to binge on chocolate when I'm watching TV.（看電視的時候，我常狂吃巧克力。）

regardless of︰片語，不管；不顧。例句：Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.（他不顧危險地爬上了高塔。）

down︰此處為動詞，喝下；吞下。例句：He downed the medicine at one swallow.（他一口便把藥全吞下了。）