And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.

这些措施或许还隐地暗示，人们应该注重个性和智力等无形的品质，而不是通过节食来达到“零号身材”或“黄蜂腰体型”。

I'm supposed to be on a diet.

我应该节食的。

Health experts advise that the average women should consume about 2,000 calories a day and a man about 2,500 calories to maintain a healthy weight. Dieters aim for 1,000 to 1,500 calories a day.

健康专家建议，一个成年女人平均每天应摄2000卡路里，一个成年男人每天应摄2500卡路里，以维持健康的体重。而节食者的目标应是一天1000到1500卡路里。

You've gained weight; you need to go on a diet.

你变胖了，需要节食了。

Such confessional Tweeting may help dieters stay honest.

这种忏悔式的微博也许能让节食者保持坦率。

If people do not know how much they are eating, it can be really hard for them to stick to a diet.

如果人们不知道自己吃了多少东西，他们就很难坚持节食。

Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets.

比如说你的目标是节食减肥，不吃甜食。

He began his diet a week ago.

他是一星期前开始节食的。

So is that food for people on a diet and things like that?

所以那些食物是专门针对节食的那类人吗？

A better body image in six steps, and dieting isn't one of them.

六个步骤塑造更好的身体形象，而节食不在其中。

" We've put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we've failed to recognize the value of good sleep, " said Fred Turek, a physician at Northwestern University.

美国西北学的医学教授弗莱德·塔瑞克说：“我们一直过份强调节食和锻炼，以至于忽略了良好睡眠的作用。”

Diet, exercise, and eating in moderation helps some people stay at a healthy weight.

节食、锻炼和适度饮食有助于一些人保持健康的体重。

So that sometimes means that females might diet to the extreme, and then they might not eat for a few days, or they only drink one kind of juice, or they eat one type of food.

所以有时候这意味着女性也许会节食到很极端的状态，她们可能好几天不吃饭，或者只喝一种果汁或者只吃一种食物。

Diets are hard to continue doing over time.

节食很难持续一段时间。

No, thanks. I'm supposed to be on a diet.

不，谢谢啦。我应该节食。

A. Go on a diet. B. Do more exercise. C. Get enough sleep.

A. 节食。B. 做更多的运动。C. 获得足够的睡眠。

Nothing else, really. But I diet. I'm very strict about what I eat.

真的没什么别的了。但我节食。我对吃的东西非常严格。

What's the difference between eating less food and eating no food?

节食和绝食之间的区别是什么呢？

If your only priority is to lose weight, you may resort to crash diets and excessive physical activity — both of which can negatively affect your mental and physical health.

如果你唯一在意的就是减肥，你可能会选择节食和过度的运动，这两种做法都会对你的心理和身体健康产生负面影响。

No, but I want to go on a diet.

没有，可是我想要节食。