大号餐具是减肥的秘密武器?

　　With smaller forks, they did not feel much progress was being made so they put greater effort into satisfying their hunger – by eating more.

　　使用小叉子的话，人们并不会很明显的发现已经吃掉了多少食物，他们会更加努力地来满足自己的饥饿感，那就是吃得更多。

　　Co-author Arul Mishra said: 'We observed that diners visit the restaurant with a well-defined goal of satiating their hunger and because of this they are willing to invest effort and resources to satiate their hunger goal.'

　　报告的合著者之一Arul Mishra：“我们发现，光顾餐厅的顾客们都想一饱口福并且填饱肚子，也因为如此，他们对应用这种的方法和资源来让自己吃饱。”

　　They said that traditionally diners satisfy their hunger by choosing, eating, and paying for their food - all of which involve effort.

　　他们表示，食客们会通过点餐、进食和埋单这样的过程来满足自己对于食物的欲望，而这一过程中的每一步都是需要注入精力的。

　　Mr Mishra said: 'The fork size provided diners with a means to observe their goal progress. The physiological feedback of feeling full or the satiation signal comes with a time lag.

　　Mishra先生或：“叉子的大小被证实是可以帮助进食者测量已经完成目的进展的一个工具。生理上的对于食物的饱腹感或满足感都是以时间作为参照的。”

　　'In its absence diners focus on the visual cue of whether they are making any dent on the food on their plate to assess goal progress.'

　　“进食者将注意力放在了能够直观看到的盘子里已经吃掉了的食物的暗示，这是他们估计满足饥饿进展的线索。”

　　The study, reported in the Journal of Consumer Research, concludes: ‘Grandma’s advice tells us to chew well so that our body has enough time to let us know that we are full.

　　这项刊登于《消费者研究期刊》的文章总结道：“祖母的建议是正确的，要要细嚼慢咽，这样身体才有足够的时间向我们做出反馈是否已经吃饱了。”

　　‘But given people’s busy lives, if we are not chewing longer, then using a larger fork may actually be more helpful in controlling over-consumption.’

　　“不过在现代人如此繁忙快节奏的生活方式中，不过我们没有时间来细嚼慢咽，那么使用一个大号的餐叉可以有效的帮助我们控制暴饮暴食。”