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Using a Smartphone at mealtimes can lead to an expanding waistline
一边吃饭一边刷手机容易让人变胖
读前导读:
“低头族phubber”走路刷手机,晚睡党睡前刷手机,就连餐桌上,也有不少人边吃饭边刷手机。这种习惯是你无法减掉体重的原因之一! 快改改刷手机的这个坏习惯吧!
一:高级实词荟萃
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2. consume vt
3. groundbreaking adj
4. distract vt
5. actually adv
6. volunteer n./vt
7. option n
8. satisfied adj
9. impact n.
10. Smartphone n.
11. Expand vt
12. Waistline n
13. researcher n
14. calories n
15. fatty adj
16. diner n
17. ingest vt
18. trials n.
19. distractions n.
20. sample n.
21. intake vt
22. tablet n
23. distracter n
二:高级词汇拓展
1. consume vt 消费者n_________________ 消费n. _______________
2. distract vt 分散 n. _____________ 分心的东西 n. _____________
3. actually adv adj. _____________ 实际上的
4. option n adj. _____________ 可选择的
5. satisfied adj 满意 vt _____________ 满意n. _____________
6. expand vt 扩展 n. _____________
7. researcher n. 研究 _____________vt
三:高级短语荟萃
1. groundbreaking journey
2. help themselves to
3. ranging from
4. in possession of
5. carry out
6. pay attention to
7. have impacts on
8. at mealtimes
9. without the distraction of
10. during meals
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Using a smart phone at mealtimes can lead to an expanding waistline
Researchers have found that men and women consumed 15 percent more calories when looking at their phones while eating. They also ate more fatty food. The groundbreaking study suggests that staring at a phone screen may distract diners from how much food they are actually eating.
‘It may prevent the correct understanding of the brain over the amount of food ingested,’ said researchers who filmed 62 volunteers eating alone.
The men and women, aged 18 to 28, were invited to help themselves to a choice of food – ranging from healthy options to soft drinks and chocolate – until they were satisfied. In three trials, the volunteers were recorded eating with no distractions, using a Smartphone or reading a magazine.
On average, the volunteers ate 535