how many calories we eat 摄入多少卡路里

　　How many calories we eat appears more important than what we eat when we eat too much.当我们大吃特吃的时候，我们摄入多少卡路里似乎比饭量更为重要。

　　obesity/əʊˈbiːsəti/肥胖

　　a global epidemic /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/种全球性流行病

　　More than one billion adults are overweight. The World Health Organization calls obesity a global epidemic.全球有10亿以上的成年人体重超标。世界卫生组织称肥胖是一种全球性流行病。

　　be obese /əʊˈbiːs/肥胖的

　　More than one-third of adults were obese in two thousand nine and two thousand ten.超过三分之一的成年人在2009-2010年逐渐肥胖。

　　carbohydrates 碳水化合物

　　Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows there are all kinds of conflicting diet plans. Some tell people not to eat carbohydrates.任何曾经尝试过减肥的人都知道有各种各样的不可协调的饮食计划。有些人说不要吃碳水化合物。

　　affects weight gain 影响体重的增加

　　He wanted to know if protein in food affects weight gain.他想知道食物中的蛋白质是否会影响体重的增加。

　　weigh oneself regularly 定期称体重

　　He tells his patients to weigh themselves regularly so they can know quickly if they gain weight.他告诉他的病人要定期称体重，这样他们就能很快知道体重是否增加。

　　obesity-related diseases 肥胖相关疾病

　　He says increasing these six foods by about one serving each day would reduce obesity and help slow the epidemic of obesity-related diseases.

　　他说，每天增加大约一份这种食物将减少肥胖，并有助于减缓肥胖相关疾病的流行。