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一项新研究发现, 媒体所提供的一些指责肥胖者的信息可能会让他们的体重有增无减。这些信息把超重者看成懒惰、意志薄弱和自我放纵的人，认为他们会导致医疗成本的增加。那些认为自己超重的女性在看了有关指责肥胖者的文章之后，控制自身饮食的能力会下降。 研究表明，文章和广告中所暗示的肥胖症只和人的自控能力有关的这种消息，会使体重超重的人感到更加无助，从而更加无法控制自己的饮食。 研究人员指出，如果有关减肥方面的信息能够把重点放在良好的健康和身体锻炼上，而不是关注体重和体重指数，那么所收到的效果将会更好。 The goal to lose weight is the most popular New Year’s resolution, as more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, before launching into a new diet, caveat emptor, as some new findings by University of California - Santa Barbara researchers suggest many directives may be counterproductive. In a new study, psychology professor Dr. Brenda Major discovered that the weight-stigmatizing messages presented by the media —the ones that characterize overweight individuals as lazy, weak-willed, self-indulgent and contributing to rising health care costs —may be tipping the scales in the wrong direction. | 
