双语：晒美食照也是病

2013-05-24 00:00:00来源：网络

　　Friends who seem to post a photo of every meal they eat on social networks may not just be annoying; they may have a problem.

　　有些朋友喜欢把自己吃的每顿饭都拍成照片发到社交网站上。这样的人或许不止是让人厌烦，还有可能得了一种病。

　　Dr. Valerie Taylor, chief of psychiatry at Women"s College Hospital at the University of Toronto, argues that obsessively documenting one's meals could be a signal of a larger dieting problem.

　　多伦多大学女子学院医院精神病科主任瓦莱丽-泰勒医生表示，一个人过分地记录饮食可能显示出他有较为严重的饮食障碍。

　　Taylor said, "We take pictures of things that are important to us, and for some people, the food itself becomes central and the rest--the venue, the company, et cetera--is background."

　　泰勒说：“我们会给对我们重要的物品拍照，但有些人把食物本身当作中心，而其他元素，如环境、同伴等等，却成了陪衬。”

　　Taylor doesn’t just focus on social network users. She noted that food tattoos send a similar warning sign.

　　泰勒关注的不仅仅是社交网络上的人。她指出，食物纹身也传达出相似的预警信号。

　　"I think for some people it highlights how important food has become," Taylor said. "Just like the tattoos of 'I love McDonald's' replacing the 'I love Mom' tattoo, food is taking on a very important role. It has moved beyond simply fuel."

　　泰勒表示：“我觉得对一些人来说，这种纹身凸显了食物的重要性。就像是‘我爱麦当劳’的纹身代替‘我爱我妈妈’的纹身一样，食物不再是简单的能量补给，而是扮演着相当重要的角色。”

　　While Taylor argues that crazily producing such images may signal an unhealthy preoccupation with food, others have linked the consumption of food photography to eating issues and weight gain.

　　泰勒认为疯狂拍摄美食照片或许反映了对食物过分关注的病态心理，而其他人则认为晒美食照片会造成饮食问题和肥胖问题。

　　Television host Mehmet Oz once argued that "food porn" was making society fatter. He referred to people who viewed attractive food photographs, such as those in magazines and on blogs.

　　电视节目主持人穆罕默德-奥兹曾表示“美食诱惑”正在让人们变得越来越胖。他提及人们会在杂志或博客上看到诱人的食物照片。

　　In addition, a previous study carried out by the University of Southern California found that spending a lot of time looking at appetizing food online stimulates the brain and causes people to eat too much.

　　另外，南加州大学此前的一项研究也发现，花太多时间上网看令人垂涎欲滴的美食会刺激大脑，使人们吃得过多。

　　点滴积累

　　preoccupation [n.全神贯注]

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