謬誤：在睡前幾小時內不要吃東西
You’ve probably heard the ill－advised saying to never eat after 6／7／8 at night， because if you do all of your calories will automatically be stored as fat calories and you’ll gain weight. The thing is， most diet－related rules of thumb， including those from crash and fad diets， are really just rituals to regulate your eating habits. That’s because for a lot of people nighttime eating often involves raids on ice cream， pizza， cookies， and all of the other high－calorie foods that actually can lead to weight gain. Telling you that you “can’t” eat after some arbitrarily established time simply helps you control your total calories， and avoids potentially self－destructive habits.
你可能已經聽過這句欠考慮的話：晚上6／7／8點過後不要吃東西，否則你攝入的卡路裡就會自動變成脂肪儲存起來，你的體重就會增加。真正的情況是，大部分與飲食有關的經驗法則都是一些調節飲食習慣的慣常做法，因為許多人晚上吃的東西通常包括冰淇淋、披薩、餅幹和其他會導致體重增加的高熱量食物。告訴自己，在某個特定時間過後不能吃東西可以幫助你控制總體熱量攝入，避開潛在的自毀習慣。
That said， it’s worth noting that this advice can certainly apply to people who have digestive issues like gastroesophageal reflux disease （GERD）. If that’s you， you should definitely avoid eating a couple hours before bedtime， because doing so can aggravate indigestion and heartburn.
也就是說，那些有胃食道逆流性疾病等消化問題的人可以采納這一意見，如果你有消化問題，那麼睡前幾小時內最好不要吃東西，否則消耗不良和燒心的感覺會加重。
Ultimately， all of these strategies can work as part of a weight loss plan， but for reasons that have nothing to do with what those diet guru magazines say. In most cases， they simply ritualize your eating so you manage your hunger and food cravings. However， that doesn’t make them somehow magical and guarantee they work for everyone. Remember， if you want your jeans to fit looser， it comes down to total calories and the habits you personally develop around them. When you eat those calories has a smaller effect than you think.
最後，所有這些策略都可以作為減肥計劃的一部分，但其原因與飲食權威雜誌的說法毫無關係。在大部分情況下，它們可以讓你的飲食成為習慣，幫你控制饑餓和對食物的渴望。然而，它們並沒有特別的魔力，能保證對每個人都起作用。記住，如果你想讓牛仔褲更鬆，這一切都與你攝入的總熱量和個人飲食習慣有關。你什麼時候吃東西，對你的影響比想象中小。
（來源：中國日報網） |
