当我们控制体重的时候，吃的食物中有多少卡路里是非常重要的。不仅如此，科学研究表明，我们什么时候吃饭也很重要。
When is the best time to eat dinner?
by Mary Jo DiLonardo
We spend a lot of time dissecting what we eat, but it turns out the timing of our meals may also be important. And when we choose to eat the very last meal of the day especially may matter, nutritionists say.
dissect /dɪˈsekt/ v. 解剖（这里指分解）
turn out 结果是
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ n. 发生的时间
very /ˈveri/ adv. （表示强调）
matter /ˈmætə(r)/ v. 要紧、有重大影响
nutritionist /njuːˈtrɪʃ(ə)nɪst/ n. 营养学家（由nutrition加上表示人的后缀-ist）
Studies typically show that when calories get consumed later at night, the body tends to store them as fat rather than burn them as energy.
typically /ˈtɪpɪk(ə)li/ adv. 通常
calorie /ˈkæl(ə)ri/ n. 卡路里
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ v. 吃、喝
tend /tend/ v. 倾向于
store /stɔː(r)/ v. 储存
fat /fæt/ n. 脂肪
And some studies done with animals found that food is processed by the body in different ways depending on what time of day it's consumed. This might be because of physical activity, hormone levels, changes in body temperature, biochemical reactions and absorption and digestion of food, said Steven Shea, director of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University.
process /ˈprəʊses/ v. 处理、加工
depend on 取决于
physical /ˈfɪzɪk(ə)l/ adj. 身体的
activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ n. 活动
hormone /ˈhɔːməʊn/ n. 荷尔蒙、激素
level /ˈlev(ə)l/ n. 水平、浓度
biochemical /ˌbaɪəʊˈkemɪk(ə)l/ adj. 生物化学的（由chemical加上表示生物的前缀bio-）
reaction /rɪˈækʃ(ə)n/ n. 反应、化学反应
absorption /əbˈzɔːpʃ(ə)n/ n. 吸收
digestion /daɪˈdʒestʃ(ə)n/ n. 消化
Oregon /ˈɒrɪɡ(ə)n/ n. 俄勒冈州（美国西北部的州）
institute /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ n. 机构、专业机构
occupational /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 职业的（由occupation加后缀-al变成形容词）
There's no "best" time to eat dinner across the board, said registered dietitian Angel Planells, a spokesman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It depends on when you get up and go to bed, as well as if and when you eat your other meals.
across the board 影响所有人地
register /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/ v. 注册、登记
dietitian /daɪəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 饮食学家
spokesman /ˈspəʊksmən/ n. 发言人
academy /əˈkædəmi/ n. 专科院校
nutrition /njuːˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 营养
dietetics /daɪəˈtetɪks/ n. 饮食学、膳食学
as well as = and also
If late dinners are the case, it's especially key to make smart food choices. "Avoid having something too rich or heavy," Planells said. "Your body is going to be trying to process it and you won't be able to go to sleep."
key /kiː/ adj. 关键的
rich /rɪtʃ/ adj. 油腻的
heavy /ˈhevi/ adj. （食物）量大的、量多的
On the flip side, eating too early and choosing certain foods can mean you're hungry just a few hours later. "If we eat early and don't get enough protein or fiber, the potential downside is we're more likely to get a late-night snack, and choose more decadent（贪图享乐的） foods like cookies, cake or other snacks," Planells said.
flip side 背面、另一面
protein /ˈprəʊtiːn/ n. 蛋白质
fiber /ˈfaɪbə(r)/ n. 纤维、膳食纤维
potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ adj. 潜在的、可能的
downside /ˈdaʊnsaɪd/ n. 缺点、不好的一面（由down和side组成）
snack /snæk/ n. 零食
cookie /ˈkʊki/ n. 饼干
If you're trying to lose weight, you may want to consider eating dinner very early or making a late lunch your last meal of the day. In a 2018 study, researchers found that meal timing has an impact on human metabolism. They studied a small group of people carrying extra weight and found that those who ate their last meal by mid-afternoon had reduced daily hunger swings and increased fat burning at night.
researcher /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ n. 研究者（由research加上表示人的后缀-er）
impact /ˈɪmpækt/ n. 显著影响
metabolism /məˈtæb(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ n. 新陈代谢
mid- 前缀，意思是“在…中间”
swing /swɪŋ/ n. 摇摆（这里指波动）
"Eating only during a much smaller window of time than people are typically used to may help with weight loss, specifically by increasing our body's ability to burn fat and protein," said Courtney Peterson, Ph.D., who led the study at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. "We found that eating between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. followed by an 18-hour daily fast burned more fat and kept appetite levels more even throughout the day, in comparison to eating between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., which is average for Americans."
specifically /spəˈsɪfɪk(ə)li/ adv. 具体说
Ph.D. 博士
biomedical /ˌbaɪəʊˈmedɪk(ə)l/ adj. 生物医药的（由medical加上表示生物的前缀bio-）
fast /fɑːst/ n. （在一段时间内）禁食、不吃东西
appetite /ˈæpətaɪt/ n. 食欲
even /ˈiːv(ə)n/ adj. 均匀的、变化不大的
throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ prep. 从…的开始到结束
comparison /kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n/ n. 比较
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