泰国僧侣界掀起“减肥风”

 Steps are being taken in Thailand to wean Buddhist¹ monks² off unhealthy food after a study suggested that almost half of them are overweight.

泰国正在采取各种措施帮佛教僧侣们改掉不健康的饮食习惯，因为已有调查表明，近一半的泰国僧侣超重。

Jongjit Angkatavanich, a health and nutrition expert at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, says 48% of monks are obese³, the Bangkok Post reports. Her warning that "Obesity⁴ in our monks is a ticking time bomb" seems to have given the religious authorities cause for concern, with her figures showing that 42% have high cholesterol⁵ levels, 23% suffer from high blood pressure, and over 10% are diabetic. Dr Jongjit didn't say how many monks were involved in a study, but she's helping⁶ to roll out a national programme aimed at slimming down Thailand's holy men.

据《曼谷邮报》报道，曼谷朱拉隆功大学营养饮食专家宗集德提供的数据显示，泰国48%的僧侣过于肥胖，42%的僧侣体内胆固醇含量偏高，23%患有高血压，还有超过10%的僧侣患有糖尿病。宗集德认为，“僧侣肥胖问题是一颗定时炸弹”。宗教当局似乎也开始注意到这个问题了。宗集德教授并未透露此次研究中所涉及的僧侣人数。她本人正在协助推动一个全国性项目的展开，旨在帮泰国圣僧减肥。

减肥风

The government already covers medical fees for monks, who play a prominent part in Thailand's social and religious life, and spent more than 300m baht (?6m; $8.5m) on countering chronic⁷ obesity-related problems in 2012 alone, the paper says. Dr Jongjit singles out the sweet drinks and fatty foods that members of the public donate to the monks, and her Faculty⁸ of Allied⁹ Heath Sciences university is launching a campaign to promote leaner clerical living.

该报道称，僧侣在泰国的社会和宗教生活中扮演着举足轻重的角色，政府已经为僧侣们下发了医疗拨款，仅2012年一年，政府在解决僧侣们因肥胖导致的各类慢性病上花费的金钱就超过了3亿铢。宗集德教授会在香客捐赠给僧侣的饮食中进行筛选，剔除含糖饮料和高脂食物。她所任教大学的联合健康科学系也推出了帮助僧侣日常瘦身的系列活动。

A monastic college and four temples in Bangkok are pioneering nutritional¹⁰ cooking programmes heavy on fibre, protein and calcium¹¹, and encouraging the clerics to take more physical exercise. Dr Jongjit says the monks involved have already lost an average of one kilogram (2.2lb) in weight over eight weeks, cut their waistlines by 1.4cm (half an inch), and seen drops in cholesterol levels. Some monks complain that they don't know how much weight they're putting on, which is why Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital has launched a special girdle that tightens¹² around the waist as a gentle reminder¹³.

曼谷的一所僧侣学院和四座寺庙，都在力推高纤维、高蛋白和高钙质的僧侣营养餐项目，还鼓励僧侣们多运动。宗集德教授表示，参与这些项目的僧侣们在8周时间内平均瘦了1千克，腰围缩小了1.4厘米，体内胆固醇含量也明显下降了。一些僧侣抱怨无法从直观上判断自己到底长了多少肉，为此，朱拉隆功纪念医院推出了一款特制束腰带，可以在僧侣们长胖的时候给他们一点温馨提示。

1 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

2 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

8 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

9 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

10 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

11 calcium   

n.钙(化学符号Ca)

参考例句：

• We need calcium to make bones.我们需要钙来壮骨。
• Calcium is found most abundantly in milk.奶含钙最丰富。

12 tightens   

收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• One set of provisions tightens emission standards. 一套使排放标准更加严格的规定。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Requires no special tools or fittings; hand tightens to relief valve outlet. 不需要专用工具或管件；用手将其紧固到安全阀上即可。

13 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。