據(jù)《生命時報》報道，澳大利亞科學家的一項研究表明：如果人類時常保持兩分饑餓，其壽命可最多增長30%。報道說，在年輕時經(jīng)常吃撐，危害甚至會影響兩代人的健康。哪怕是短期暴飲暴食，不僅體重會上升，對全身的傷害也會持續(xù)多年。

Why do we eat so much?
為什么會吃多？

One reason is buffet lunches – they need no explanation. Business dinners that last for hours also encourage people to eat too much. Dinner parties with friends are also culprits, as being in a good mood gives you an appetite. Eating too quickly because you are busy can also be a problem. It takes 20 minutes for the brain to receive a warning of overeating, so wolfing lunch in 10 minutes is not a good idea. Finally, skipping meals due to work pressure can lead to binge-eating in the evening.
原因之一是自助餐，這無需多言。持續(xù)時間過長的商務宴請也會讓人吃多。與朋友聚餐也是罪魁禍首，因為心情好會讓你胃口大開。工作太忙吃得太急是個問題。大腦接到吃飽了的信號需要20分鐘，所以10分鐘的狼吞虎咽不是個好主意。最后，由于工作壓力而不吃飯會導致晚上暴飲暴食。

What wrong about overeating?
吃多會造成什么問題？

“Taking in half the food that your stomach can contain is enough for you to survive. Eating too much places a burden on your organs and causes many health problems,” heath education expert Hong Shaoguang said.
健康教育專家洪昭光說：“每天攝入的食物，只需要達到胃的容量的一半，就足夠人一天所需了。否則，只會讓機體超負荷運轉(zhuǎn)，造成一系列健康問題。”

Health risks:
健康風險：

Obesity: Countless scientific studies have proved that obesity causes heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and other complications.
肥胖：無數(shù)科學研究證實，肥胖會帶來包括心血管疾病、高血壓、糖尿病、動脈硬化以及由此引起的各種并發(fā)癥。

Gastropathy: Overeating can cause severe indigestion even damage the gastrointestinal tract.
胃?。撼缘眠^飽所帶來的危害是嚴重的消化不良甚至損害胃腸道。

Fatigue: Overeating slows brain reactions and accelerates the brain’s aging process.
疲勞：吃得過飽，會引起大腦反應遲鈍，加速大腦的衰老。

Cancer: Japanese scientists have found that overeating can switch off a gene that combats cancer.
癌癥：日本科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)，吃得太飽會抑制細胞抗癌因子。

Dementia: Japanese experts have found that 30 to 40 percent of senile dementia patients overate when they were younger.
老年癡呆：日本專家還發(fā)現(xiàn)，大約有30%—40%的老年癡呆病人，在青壯年時期都有飽食的習慣。

Osteoporosis: Regular overeating decalcifies bones and increases the risk of Osteoporosis (brittle bone disease).
骨質(zhì)疏松：長期飽食易使骨骼脫鈣，患骨質(zhì)疏松的概率會大大提高。

Source： 英語世界