研究表明 合理安排三餐有助於減肥

We've all heard the saying 'eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper' – now a large study has hailed it a successful weight loss strategy.

我們都曾聽過“早餐要吃好、午餐要吃飽、晚餐要吃少”這句話，而現在一項大型研究表明，這還是一個減肥的好方法。

And slimmers see better results if they skip dinner altogether, the researchers also discovered.

研究人員還發現，減肥的人不吃晚餐效果還會更好。

The idea of having a hearty breakfast to boost our metabolism and set ourselves up for the day is popular with a host of stars including Angelina Jolie and Kelly Osbourne.

一頓豐盛的早餐可以促進新陳代謝，讓我們一整天都充滿能量，這種做法在包括安吉麗娜·朱莉和凱莉·奧斯本等一衆明星間都非常流行。

After studying 50,000 adults, the researchers also recommend fasting overnight for up to 18 hours.

在對5萬名成年人進行調查之後，研究人員還建議人們晚上禁食18個小時。

They wrote in the Journal of Nutrition: 'Our results suggest that in relatively healthy adults, eating less frequently, no snacking, consuming breakfast, and eating the largest meal in the morning may be effective methods for preventing long-term weight gain.

他們在《營養學》期刊上寫道：“我們的研究結果表明，在相對健康的成年人間，少吃多餐、不吃零食、吃早餐、把早餐作爲一天中最豐盛的一餐，可能是預防長期增重的有效方法。”

'Eating breakfast and lunch five to six hours apart and making the overnight fast last 18 to 19 hours may be a useful practical strategy.'

“早午餐之間間隔5到6個小時，晚上禁食18到19個小時可能對減肥很有用。”

People who made breakfast the largest meal saw a more significant decrease in their BMI than those who made lunch their most calorific meal.

相比於那些在午餐時攝入大量卡路里的人來說，把早餐作爲一天中最豐盛一餐的人，身體質量指數會更低。

Eating more than three meals per day – snacks were counted as extra meals – and making supper the largest meal of the day were associated with a higher BMI.

每天吃超過三頓飯（零食另算），把晚餐作爲一天中最豐盛一餐的人，身體質量指數則要更高一些。