最新研究表明 每天只量體重不運動也能瘦下來!

For many, the prospect of losing weight without changing your diet sounds too good to be true. But scientists have found a method that could provide the solution: simply weigh yourself daily.
對大多數人來說，不改變飲食習慣來減肥似乎是天方夜譚。但是科學家已經找到了一個辦法：那就是每天量一下你自己的體重。

In a study of 294 female students by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, it was found that those who hopped on their scales every day over two years saw a drop in both BMI and body fat compared to those who didn't.
卓克索大學和賓夕法尼亞大學的研究人員對294名女學生進行了一項研究，結果發現，在兩年內那些每天上秤稱體重的女生與不稱的女生相比，體重指數和身體脂肪都有所下降。

What's more, the women - who were all of different weights - hadn't been told to try to lose weight.
更重要的是，這些體重完全不同的女生事先沒有被告知任何關於減肥的任務。

The researchers were particularly interested in studying students as it's so common to put on weight at university, especially in your first year - they don't call it the "Freshers' 15" for nothing, after all.
研究人員對研究學生的體重特別感興趣，因爲在大學期間體重增加很普遍，尤其是大一的時候--他們可不會叫它“Freshers' 15”。

In fact, a 2009 study found that over 70 percent of students gain weight in their first year at university.
事實上，2009年的一項研究發現，超過70%的學生在大一時體重會增加。

But simply by weighing themselves daily, the women not only avoided putting on weight, but actually lost a significant amount. Those who didn't weigh themselves saw little change in their BMI.
但是，只要每天稱重，這些女生的體重不但沒有增加，而且實際上減了相當一部分重量。但那些本身不重的人的體重指數則變化不大。

"The losses in BMI and body fat percentage were modest, but still significant, especially keeping in mind that these women were not part of a weight loss programme," said lead study author Diane Rosenbaum, PhD.
該研究的負責人戴安·羅森巴姆博士表示：“雖然體重指數和體脂百分比的減少程度不太大，但意義是重大的，尤其是證明了這些女生不是減肥計劃的一部分。”

"We did not expect that, in the absence of a weight loss intervention, folks would be losing weight."
“我們沒有想到，在沒有刻意減肥的情況下，人們竟會達到減肥的效果。”

The researchers cannot say for certain that daily weighing leads to weight loss, but it could be that checking in every day motivates you to look after your body more.
研究人員無法確切指出日常稱重會導致體重減輕，但有可能是每天檢查會促使你更加關注自己的身體。

"Regularly weighing yourself can motivate you to engage in healthy eating and exercise behaviours, because it provides you with evidence that these behaviours are effective in helping you lose weight or prevent weight gain," said Meghan Butryn, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel.
卓克索藝術科學學院副教授梅根·布特林博士稱：“定期稱重能激勵你培養健康的飲食和運動行爲，因爲這可以證明，這些行爲在協助你減重或預防體重增加方面是有效的。”