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It is not just what we eat that is crucial for good health, but when we eat it.
影響我們健康的不單是吃什麼食物，什麼時候吃也很關鍵。
crucial(adj.)關鍵的;至關重要的health(n.)健康healthy(adj.)健康的healthy diet
The human body functions optimally when we line up with the central clock in our brain that tells us when to wake up, when to eat and when to fall asleep.
唯有遵循生理時鐘，維持正常作息，人類的身體才能如常運作。
function(n.)功能function(v.)運作The air conditioner was not functioning.I can barely function.optimal(adj.)最佳的line up排隊;立場或想法一致The members lined up in support of the policy.central(adj.)中央的center(n.)中央;中心brain(n.)腦袋asleep(adj.)睡著的sound asleephalf asleep
It will be disrupted if we eat irregularly.
而飲食不規律會導致生理時鐘紊亂。
disrupt(v.)干擾;中斷regular(adj.)規律的irregularly(adv.)不規律地
Satchin Panda, a circadian biologist, published his findings in 2015 that the average person eats over a 15-hour or longer period each day.
晝夜節律生物學家薩欽．潘達在2015年的研究發現，人們每天進食時間長達15小時或以上。
circadian(adj.)晝夜節律=生物在24小時內的活動過程biology(n.)生物學biologist(n.)生物學家publish(v.)出版;發表publisher(n.)出版商publication(n.)出版品finding(n.)研究發現average(adj.)(n.)平均的;平均數period(n.)時段;時期
“That pattern of eating conflicts with the biological rhythms,” he said.
他表示：「這樣的飲食習慣和我們的生理時鐘是互相衝突的。」
pattern(n.)圖樣;模式floral patternbehavioral patternconflict(v.)抵觸;衝突;不一致The result conflicts with the theory.conflict(n.)衝突;分歧;爭論a conflict of interestconflicts between parents and teenagersbiological(adj.)生物相關的rhythm(n.)節奏;規律sense of rhythmthe rhythm of the seasons
Dr. Panda came up with an approach called Time-Restricted Feeding, in which food consumption is restricted to certain hours of the day and the daily fasting period lasts more than 12 hours.
潘達博士於是提出「間歇性斷食法（TRF）」，將食物的攝取限定在一定的時間內，並禁食長達12小時。
come up with sth.想到;提出主意或計劃approach(n.)方法approach(v.)接近The train is approaching the platform.It’s approaching lunchtime.consume(v.)消費;大量地吃喝Humans consume tons of food everyday.consumer(n.)消費者consumption(n.)消耗plastic consumptionfuel consumptioncertain(adj.)某個...daily(adv.)每天地weeklyannuallyfast(v.)(n.)禁食;齋戒breakfastlast(v.)持續
The subjects in the experiment, whose BMI exceed 25, were required to restrict their eating times to within 10 hours.
在這項實驗裡，BMI超過25的受試者需限制進食時間在10小時之內。
subject(n.)科目;話題;受試者experiment(n.)實驗BMI=Body Mass Index身體質量指數exceed(v.)超過require(v.)要求requirement(n.)dietary requirementlegal requirement
It turned out, surprisingly, that the subjects showed an average of 4% weight loss, having better sleep, feeling more energetic and less hungry.
結果令人驚訝，受試者的體重平均減了4%，睡眠獲得改善，精力充沛且飢餓感減少。
turn out結果竟然;結果卻The young lady turned out to be his mother.surprisingly(adv.)驚訝地surprise(n.)(v.)驚喜weight(n.)重量;體重loss(n.)失去memory lossjob lossenergetic(adj.)有活力的energy能源;能量(n.)
Dr. Panda suggests starting the TRF within 12 hours, and shortening the eating times accordingly till 8 hours or less, which has proven to be significant for health improvement.
潘達博士建議採行12小時間歇性斷食法，之後逐漸縮減至8小時或以下，效果更為顯著。
suggest(v.)建議suggestion(n.)shorten(v.)使...變短accordingly(adv.)相應地prove(v.)證實;證明significant(adj.)顯著的improvement(n.)改進;改善improve(v.)