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The study called for each inmate to gain 25% of their body weight.
這項(xiàng)研究要求每一位囚犯體重增加25%
In return, they were promised early release from jail.
作為回報(bào) 他們可以提前出獄
Over the course of the year, the team fed
在超過一年的實(shí)驗(yàn)中 研究團(tuán)體
the volunteer prisoners as much as they could physically eat
讓志愿者盡可能地多吃食物
and carefully monitored their bodily changes.
并且仔細(xì)觀察他們身體的變化
But as it went on, Dr Sims
但隨著實(shí)驗(yàn)的進(jìn)行 西姆斯博士
became concerned by an unexpected finding.
有了意想不到的發(fā)現(xiàn)
However much they ate,
不管他們吃多少
some of the prisoners could not reach the target.
有一部分人就是達(dá)不到目標(biāo)
Two of the prisoners got stuck at 21%
兩個(gè)囚犯到了21%就沒有進(jìn)展了
and one of them couldn't
而有一個(gè)人怎么也
put on any more than 18% extra body weight,
無法增加超過18%以上額外的體重
despite eating as much as 10,000 calories a day.
盡管他們一天要吃10000卡路里的食物
The experiment pointed to
這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)指出了一個(gè)
a fascinating and unexpected conclusion.
引人注目且出人意料的結(jié)論
It seemed that for some people
似乎對(duì)于某些人來說
becoming obese is not just unlikely,
肥胖不僅是不大可能
it's practically impossible.
實(shí)際是根本不可能
It would be some time before
這個(gè)重要發(fā)現(xiàn)可能要
the importance of these findings was accepted.
經(jīng)過一段時(shí)間才能被人們接受
In the meantime, people continued to be
同時(shí) 人們繼續(xù)被那些
attracted to any dieting fad that claimed it would work.
聲稱有效的節(jié)食風(fēng)潮所吸引
