研究表明 美國人已經不再介意肥胖了!

More than two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese, and recent research suggests many are increasingly fine with staying that way.
最近的研究表明，超過三分之二的美國人超重或肥胖，並且許多人越來越不介意保持這種狀態。

Researchers studied data from an ongoing, nationally representative survey of Americans' eating and lifestyle habits, specifically looking at people who responded to a question asking if they had attempted to lose weight during the past 12 months.
研究人員研究了全美國人飲食和生活習慣的數據，特別是針對那些表明自己在過去一年內曾試圖減過肥的人。

The percentage of overweight and obese adults who answered "yes" had steadily declined over the past 30 years, the authors found, even as the percentage of overweight and obese adults likewise rose.
研究作者發現，在過去30年中，儘管超重和肥胖成年人的比例在上升，但超重和肥胖的成年人中表明自己曾減過肥的比例卻穩步下降。

The changing trends suggest that, at the very least, Americans' perception of their own weight has gradually shifted in response to rising obesity rates, senior study author Dr. Jian Zhang, an epidemiologist at Georgia Southern University, told Vocativ in an email.
佐治亞南方大學的流行病學家、高級研究作者張簡博士在一封郵件中告訴Vocativ：這個變化趨勢至少可以表明，面對不斷上升的肥胖率，美國人對自己體重的感覺已經在逐漸改變了。

"Paralleled with the increasing prevalence of obesity, more and more adults compare themselves with their friends, coworkers, neighbors with heavier body weight, to maintain a positive image of their own," explained Zhang.
張簡解釋稱：“與不斷升高的肥胖患病率相伴隨的是，越來越多的成年人常與比自己更重的朋友、同事、鄰居作比較，以儘量保持自己積極的一面。”

And even those of us worried about our weight now shouldn't obsess about the actual number on the scale, he added.
他還表示，憂心於體重的我們現在不應該被實際規模上的數字所困擾。

"I firmly believe we don't have to lose weight mindfully; building a healthy lifestyle and having it as a part of routine is the key. This will make your effort less painful and more effective," he said. "My definition of a healthy lifestyle is very simply — eat less and keep moving, period."
他說道：“我確信我們不必刻意去減肥，關鍵是打造一個健康的生活方式，它將使我們的努力不那麼痛苦，反而更有效。我對健康生活方式的定義很簡單--少吃，多動。”