But after war, when availability of food diminished, the idea of eating a full breakfast wasn't possible and a lot of people skippedit. The idea of three meals a day went out the window.

但在战后，当食物供应减少，想吃一顿早餐全餐变得不再可能，于是很多人就不吃早餐了。一日三餐的想法便不复存在了。

晨读笔记

重点词汇

1. exclusive/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ limited to only one person or group of people 独有的，专用的

2. aristocratic/ˌær.ɪ.stəˈkræt.ɪk/ belonging to a class of people who hold high social rank 贵族的

3. lend itself to: If something lends itself to something else, it is suitable for that thing or can be considered in that way 适用于

4. diminish/dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ to reduce or be reduced in size or importance 减少

5. skip/skɪp/ to not do or not have something that you usually do or that you should do; to avoid 不做，跳过

延伸阅读

So, the science seems to say the healthiest way to eat throughout the day is to have two or three meals, with a long fasting window overnight, to not eat too early or too late in the day, and to consume more calories earlier in the day.

因此，科学似乎表明，最健康的饮食方式是一天吃两到三顿饭，这样晚上会有一段长时间的禁食期，不要在一天之中太早或太晚的时间进食，在一天中较早的时间摄入更多的卡路里。

It's best to not specify the best times to eat, as this can be difficult for people with responsibilities and irregular time commitments, such as those working night shifts.

最好不要明确规定最佳用餐时间，因为这对有职责在身以及工作时间不规律的人来说很难，比如那些上夜班的人。

You could see a dramatic change just from a small delay in your first meal and advancing your last meal. Making this regular without changing anything else could have a big impact.

仅仅是将你的第一顿饭往后推一点并将你的最后一餐提前，你就能看到巨大的变化。无需改变其他任何条件，定期使用这种方法能够产生很大的影响。

But whatever changes you make, researchers agree that consistency is crucial.

但无论你做出什么改变，研究人员都认为，持续性至关重要。

Over the centuries, we've become conditioned to three meals a day, but this is being challenged now and people's attitude to food is changing. We have more sedate lifestyles, we're not doing the level of work we were doing in the 19th Century, so we need fewer calories.

几个世纪以来，我们已经习惯了一日三餐，但现在这个习惯正在受到挑战，人们对食物的态度正在发生改变。我们有了更静态的生活方式，我们现在不再做19世纪的那种工作，所以我们需要的卡路里更少。

It is predictable that we'll be reducing back to a light meal then a main meal in the long term, depending on what happens work-wise.

可以预见的是，从长远来看，我们会减少到一顿简餐加吃一顿正餐的模式，这取决于工作方面发生了什么变化。

主讲：Freya

审订：Freya

编译：Jo.

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