one week， no food 轻断食：一次特别的禁食经历

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1、OneWeek，NoFood轻断食：一次特别的禁食经历　　为了保持完美的身材，相信多数人都曾尝试过各种瘦身法。要论近来在全球哪种瘦身法最热，那当属“轻断食”了。这种禁食方法是指一周或一个月中有几天停止进食，只靠喝白水或蔬果汁来维持身体所需，以达到瘦身、健体的目的。这样的方法真能达到所宣传的效果吗？文中作者用一周的时间体验了一把轻断食，我们来看看他禁食的效果如何。　　ItallbeganinMarchlastyearwhenIreadanarticlebySteveHendricksinHarper’smagazinetitled“StarvingYourWa

2、ytoVigour.”Hendricksexaminedthehealthbenefitsoffasting1），includinglong-termreducedseizure2）activityinepileptics3），loweredbloodpressureinhypertensives4），andweightloss.Healsomentionedsignificantlyincreasedlongevityinratsthataremadetofast.Mostinterestingwashistaleofundertakinga20-dayf

3、asthimself，duringwhichheshedmorethan20poundsandkeptitoffforthetwoyearssince.Iwasfascinated，andIstartedreadingmoreaboutfastingafterwards，althoughatthetimeIhadnointentionofdoingitmyself.　　Thebenefitsoffastinghavebeenmuchinthenewsagain，inpartduetoabest-sellingbookfromtheUK：TheFastDiet

4、：LoseWeight，StayHealthy，andLiveLongerbyDrMichaelMosleyand11MimiSpencer.MosleyisaBBChealthandsciencejournalistwhoextols5）thebenefitsof“intermittentfasting.”Therearemanyversionsofthistypeoffastingthatarecurrentlythesubjectofvariousresearchprogrammes，butMosleysettledonthe5：2ratio―inev

5、eryweek，twodaysoffasting，andfivedaysofnormaleating.Mosley’sclaimisthatsucha“feastorfamine”regimecloselymatchesthefoodconsumptionpatternsofpre-modernsocieties，andourbodiesaredesignedtooptimisesucheating.Mosleysaysthathehimselflost20lbsinnineweeksonthediet.Healsosaysthathefeelsmuchmo

6、reenergeticsince.　　InspiredbyMosleyandHendricks，Idelvedintoresearchonfastingonline.Ihappentobeamildhypertensivemyselfandforvariousreasonshavebeenoffmybloodpressuremedicationforacoupleofmonths.IthoughtImighttryfastingasanexperiment，toseeifitmadeanydifferencetomybloodpressure，butalso

7、outofsheercuriosityaboutwhattheexperiencewouldbelike.Mywifesaidshewouldtryit，too.　　Wedecidedonaseven-dayfast―somewherebetweenHendricks’experienceandMosley’srecommendation.Theplanwastogoafullweekwithouteatingordrinkinganythingexceptwater.Lestourbodiesreacttothisinsultbytryingtoslowd

8、ownourmetabolisms6），andwee