据《生命时报》报道，澳大利亚科学家的一项研究表明：如果人类时常保持两分饥饿，其寿命可最多增长30%。报道说，在年轻时经常吃撑，危害甚至会影响两代人的健康。哪怕是短期暴饮暴食，不仅体重会上升，对全身的伤害也会持续多年。

Photo by Horizon Content from Pexels Why do we eat so much?

为什么会吃多？

One reason is buffet¹ lunches – they need no explanation. Business dinners that last for hours also encourage people to eat too much. Dinner parties with friends are also culprits, as being in a good mood gives you an appetite. Eating too quickly because you are busy can also be a problem. It takes 20 minutes for the brain to receive a warning of overeating, so wolfing lunch in 10 minutes is not a good idea. Finally, skipping meals due to work pressure can lead to binge-eating in the evening.

原因之一是自助餐，这无需多言。持续时间过长的商务宴请也会让人吃多。与朋友聚餐也是罪魁祸首，因为心情好会让你胃口大开。工作太忙吃得太急是个问题。大脑接到吃饱了的信号需要20分钟，所以10分钟的狼吞虎咽不是个好主意。最后，由于工作压力而不吃饭会导致晚上暴饮暴食。

What wrong about overeating?

吃多会造成什么问题？

“Taking in half the food that your stomach can contain is enough for you to survive. Eating too much places a burden on your organs and causes many health problems,” heath education expert Hong Shaoguang said.

健康教育专家洪昭光说：“每天摄入的食物，只需要达到胃的容量的一半，就足够人一天所需了。否则，只会让机体超负荷运转，造成一系列健康问题。”

Health risks:

健康风险：

Obesity²: Countless³ scientific studies have proved that obesity causes heart disease, hypertension, diabetes⁴, arteriosclerosis and other complications.

肥胖：无数科学研究证实，肥胖会带来包括心血管疾病、高血压、糖尿病、动脉硬化以及由此引起的各种并发症。

Gastropathy: Overeating can cause severe indigestion even damage the gastrointestinal tract⁵.

胃病：吃得过饱所带来的危害是严重的消化不良甚至损害胃肠道。

Fatigue⁶: Overeating slows brain reactions and accelerates the brain’s aging process.

疲劳：吃得过饱，会引起大脑反应迟钝，加速大脑的衰老。

Cancer: Japanese scientists have found that overeating can switch off a gene that combats cancer.

癌症：日本科学家发现，吃得太饱会抑制细胞抗癌因子。

Dementia: Japanese experts have found that 30 to 40 percent of senile dementia patients overate when they were younger.

老年痴呆：日本专家还发现，大约有30%—40%的老年痴呆病人，在青壮年时期都有饱食的习惯。

Osteoporosis: Regular overeating decalcifies bones and increases the risk of Osteoporosis (brittle bone disease).

骨质疏松：长期饱食易使骨骼脱钙，患骨质疏松的概率会大大提高。