More than two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese¹, and recent research suggests many are increasingly fine with staying that way.

最近的研究表明，超过三分之二的美国人超重或肥胖，并且许多人越来越不介意保持这种状态。

Researchers studied data from an ongoing², nationally representative survey of Americans' eating and lifestyle habits, specifically looking at people who responded to a question asking if they had attempted to lose weight during the past 12 months.

研究人员研究了全美国人饮食和生活习惯的数据，特别是针对那些表明自己在过去一年内曾试图减过肥的人。

The percentage of overweight and obese adults who answered "yes" had steadily³ declined over the past 30 years, the authors found, even as the percentage of overweight and obese adults likewise rose.

研究作者发现，在过去30年中，尽管超重和肥胖成年人的比例在上升，但超重和肥胖的成年人中表明自己曾减过肥的比例却稳步下降。

The changing trends suggest that, at the very least, Americans' perception of their own weight has gradually shifted in response to rising obesity⁴ rates, senior study author Dr. Jian Zhang, an epidemiologist at Georgia Southern University, told Vocativ in an email.

佐治亚南方大学的流行病学家、高级研究作者张简博士在一封邮件中告诉Vocativ：这个变化趋势至少可以表明，面对不断上升的肥胖率，美国人对自己体重的感觉已经在逐渐改变了。

"Paralleled with the increasing prevalence of obesity, more and more adults compare themselves with their friends, coworkers, neighbors with heavier body weight, to maintain a positive image of their own," explained Zhang.

张简解释称：“与不断升高的肥胖患病率相伴随的是，越来越多的成年人常与比自己更重的朋友、同事、邻居作比较，以尽量保持自己积极的一面。”

And even those of us worried about our weight now shouldn't obsess⁵ about the actual number on the scale, he added.

他还表示，忧心于体重的我们现在不应该被实际规模上的数字所困扰。

"I firmly believe we don't have to lose weight mindfully; building a healthy lifestyle and having it as a part of routine is the key. This will make your effort less painful and more effective," he said. "My definition of a healthy lifestyle is very simply — eat less and keep moving, period."

他说道：“我确信我们不必刻意去减肥，关键是打造一个健康的生活方式，它将使我们的努力不那么痛苦，反而更有效。我对健康生活方式的定义很简单--少吃，多动。”