Unit4 Join a weight-loss program:

第四节 参加减重课程

Open newspaper or turn on the television.and you're certain to be bombarded with advertisements for weight-loss programs of every kind.

打开报纸或电视机，你一定会受到各种减肥计划广告的疲劳轰炸。

Some offer great advice and support. Millions of people have been helped by programs such as Weight Watchers,which encourages gradual,steady weight loss through a nutritious¹ diet.

有些广告提供很不错的建议和鼓励。数百万人曾受惠于像《体重监控员》之类的减肥计划，这类计划鼓励采取营养的饮食方式渐进而持续地减肥。

Some others,however,are not very good at all and may even be outright² dangerous,telling you to eat questionable³ concoctions⁴ or overextending yourself physically⁵.

然而，其他有些广告则一点都不好，甚至可能极具危险性，这些广告怂恿你吃来路不明的成药或是让你的身体过度劳累。

Choose a weight-loss program by asking the following questions suggested by the American Dietetic Association:

选择减重计划时，先问自己以下几个由美国营养协会所建议提出的问题:

How qualified⁶ are the people running the program?Is their sole claim to fame the fact that they lost some weight recently and now think they can show everybody else how to do so? Program leaders should be trained and experienced.

负责执行该减肥计划的人员是否有此资质?这些人最近减了些体重，现在就认为他们能教大家如何减肥，仅仅这点是不是就成了他们出名的原因?带领减肥计划的人应该是受过训练而且是有经验的。

Does the program present nutrition information,encourage you to exercise and offer counseling to help you change your habits and attitudes toward food?

该项计划是否提出相关营养的信息、鼓励你要运动，并提供咨询以帮助你改变个人习惯以及对食物的态度?

Does the program offer follow-up? A good program will not just help you get thin and then send you off to fend⁷ for yourself. A good program will help you stay healthy and fit.

该项计划是否提供追踪治疗?好的减肥计划不是只帮助你变瘦，然后把你打发走让你自生自灭。好的减肥计划会帮助你持续保诗健康强壮。