: ]) s+ P7 J; _! K' y3 j在做饭过程中打消食欲。“做饭的事好象约定俗成一样，总落在女人身上，在各个国家都是如此。”萨丽说。但恐怕很多女人都有这样的体会，做一顿饭下来，自己的食欲就没那么旺盛了。范志红也认为，烹调的确令人食欲下降，而更关注家人是否爱吃，“这会让做饭的人更有成就感”。而不下厨的一方则往往会有很好的食欲。如果想控制饮食，男人们不妨抢着做两顿饭试试，毕竟体重轻了，血压、血脂也就随之下降了。$ e* j% L7 m! e
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吃东西讲究搭配。如同穿衣服一样，女人吃东西也讲究搭配。“红酒配红肉，白酒配白肉”，当这些饮食信条被男人打乱后，只有女人们还会时时遵守。“这些传统搭配方法对健康绝对有益。”萨丽认为。此外，现在不少女人喜欢用茶代替咖啡，“我通常的做法是在加班的时候，用富含铁和维生素C的花草茶代替咖啡、红茶等刺激性饮料，感觉挺不错的。”在芝加哥某公司上班的杰西卡说。 , ^0 h: N8 S1 T% P1 J7 n! Z7 z& g7 ~- N* t6 U7 \
时刻想着自己的体重。再诱人的食物，都难免被女人和热量挂上钩。“哪怕再瘦的女人，都会对高热量食物敬而远之。”范志红说。而男人一看到爱吃的饭菜，就忘记“减肥大计”，即便已经大腹便便，却总说“吃饱了才能感到生活幸福”。实际上，多惦记一下热量，看住自己的嘴巴，就能避免如脂肪肝、痛风等“吃出来的麻烦”。8 n* X# `( J( p2 q3 t
! [4 g6 p4 X. i3 n$ kEating Like a Frenchwoman5 }) x1 R7 y. y" k* y$ r' _8 U6 |
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2 X' |$ L z: [- |The latest diet book to climb the bestseller lists is written not by a physician, nutrition researcher or registered dietitian but by the CEO of a champagne company. 6 ?; M/ C: A# G* U: h4 ^ R8 _. ]$ o( m5 g
"French Women Don't Get Fat" (Knopf; $22) is aimed at those who have slipped out of their Zones, "missed the flight to South Beach or accidentally let a carb pass" their lips, according to its book jacket. 5 u& M: K3 v; ~7 e - v1 {( W' c5 E& [- l# l& J: x7 _& V5 ]! A9 [6 b
Subtitled "The Secret of Eating for Pleasure," the slim volume is written by Mireille Guiliano, a 58-year-old Frenchwoman. She divides her time between apartments in Manhattan and Paris and told the New York Times that her husband cooks her a different breakfast daily because she hates boredom. They have no children. 5 z( C! D) l q+ C, T' n7 [; T
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The title "is a nice hook," said physician David Heber, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, and himself the author of several diet books. "But it's not really true that French women don't get fat." According to the London-based International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), France may be getting fat less quickly than the United States, but obesity and overweight rates are climbing there, as they are worldwide. Nearly 25 percent of Frenchwomen are overweight and 11 percent are obese, as defined by the standard body mass index measures (25 or higher for overweight, 30 or above for obesity). In the United States, about 33 percent of women are obese. & `/ n& \+ P, B+ L # E4 _/ G r% b! `Further evidence that the French are not immune from weight problems is that "childhood obesity rates in France are skyrocketing, even in the . . . chicest part of Paris," said Adam Drewnowski, director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington in Seattle, who is conducting several obesity studies of French children. "And it's worse in other areas of Paris and in rural France." ( [) A: l# h0 I # V- d* u# X& R, J, [While Guiliano concedes that it's possible to overeat in France, she contends that huge portion sizes, fast food and overly processed fare have helped trigger weight problems in the States. As a college student in Paris, she says, she ballooned on pastries -- but only after she had first added unwanted pounds as a high school exchange student in Massachusetts, where she noshed nonstop on bagels and potato chips.. K/ w2 [, w8 r
' E2 d& T7 F3 c+ w0 t1 a/ Z! ` v! sExperts note that weight gain while abroad is not unique to visitors to the U.S. "I got fat, too, when I went to Europe at the same age," said Penn State professor of nutrition Barbara Rolls, author of "The Volumetrics Eating Plan" (HarperCollins). "I packed on the pounds in France, where we would have wonderful picnics with bread and cheese and wine. And I lost the weight when I came back to the U.S." 4 B' H- t" ]- R! K0 ?$ u
5 Y6 e4 n% B7 AWith that in mind, here are a few potentially useful messages found in "French Women Don't Get Fat." Some will sound familiar, whichever side of the Atlantic you call home:6 u A# A; n% \
- x9 r4 H! U4 o, X4 v m$ h6 FTrack what you eat. Guiliano advises keeping three weeks of food records without tallying calories. It's merely meant to show patterns of food intake so you can see where there is room for improvement. Studies show that recording what you eat is a powerful tool to increase awareness of intake, an important step toward changing habits. + j6 {% H( k7 w0 N
9 W6 k4 P3 \6 e, M9 i, V Cook more from scratch. Experts agree this is a good way to control what you eat. The book includes a number of recipes, from asparagus flan and croissants to salad of duck a l'orange that are likely best prepared on weekends for those with busy weekday schedules. (Note also that Guiliano tells the New York Times she usually dines out with clients during the week.) Pay close attention to suggested serving sizes, since some recipes contain a fair amount of butter and sodium. 5 F* M: {2 B# W) ]1 F 1 _6 x+ y: E' I8 J* e6 z3 [Sip soup. Guiliano recommends jump-starting weight-loss efforts with a "tough weekend." Basically, it's a mini-fast in which she advises sipping a cup of homemade leek broth every two to three hours from Saturday morning until dinner Sunday. For meals during that period, she says, eat only chopped leeks from the soup, drizzled with a "few drops of extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice." On Sunday night, dine on four to six ounces of meat or fish, two vegetables steamed with a little butter or olive oil and a piece of fruit. 9 ?; {. V8 ]& `* I, H0 S
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Rolls's research shows that soup and other high-volume foods help fool the brain and stomach into feeling full on fewer calories. "Two days [of semi-fasting] probably won't do any harm," she said. "But it seems that most people dieting these days have probably had lots of experience in losing weight. They need to learn that in the long run, these kinds of short fixes are not what they need to think of. . . . And it seems counter to the rest of what Guiliano is saying, which is to enjoy and eat foods in moderation." " f1 v7 i7 `1 _ ( f& K% o, [+ U7 B- S x1 M9 I2 MEngage in ritual dining. The French and many other Europeans take time to eat meals at a table, without distractions such as television. Lunch is usually the largest meal of the day, and few people eat at their desks. 2 z7 t1 b3 H8 y
{9 V; M2 `, N* X+ G" c Make vegetables a main course. Drewnowski said the French have an almost "spiritual connection" to vegetables, especially leeks, asparagus, carrots and tomatoes. "Homemade vegetable soup is the touchstone of home cooking," he said. "Having dinner of soup with a slice of bread, cheese and a salad is perfectly acceptable." 7 ~% s; i6 f1 ~, @# q) w/ ~
$ `& m7 q* Z9 r/ R/ M+ D4 v Walk. It's a major activity in Paris. While Americans may have fewer romantic, winding streets to stroll, there are plenty of opportunities to move the feet more, no matter where you live. 7 r0 x2 T, r/ @! u4 r: i2 [! Z& w
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