囧研究：同事影響你，下午4:12最愛吃零食

With February well upon us, it seems that those New Year's diets are failing fast.
隨着二月份到來，不少人新年時制定的合理膳食計劃似乎很快被拋之腦後。

A new survey has revealed that half of Britons have already ditched the diet they started last month and it's afternoon snacking that's to blame.
一項新的調查表明，一半的英國人沒有延續一月份的飲食規律，這都是下午的零食惹的禍。

New research has identified 4.12pm as the time of day that people are most likely to wreck their diets by indulging on unhealthy foods with crisps, biscuits, cake and chocolate being named as the biggest downfalls.
新研究發現一天中的下午4:12，人們最容易沉溺在薯片、餅乾、蛋糕和巧克力等不健康食品中，這些是導致原有飲食習慣遭到破壞的罪魁禍首。

But rather than blaming ourselves for the afternoon downfall, we're pointing the finger at others.
但飲食失衡除了責怪我們自己，其他人也是重要因素。

Over a third of those surveyed blamed their partner while one in ten blame colleagues for 'forcing' unhealthy snacks on them in the workplace.
超過三分之一的人將此歸咎於自己的夥伴們，其中十分之一的人抱怨同事們在工作場合“強迫”自己吃不健康食品。

Over a quarter attributed lack of flavour in their healthy meals as the reason they craved afternoon snacks, and 36 per cent said seeing other people snacking made it harder to curb the cravings.
超過四分之一的人將自己下午吃零食歸咎於正餐味道不好，36%的人則表示看到其他人吃零食，自己就更難剋制（不吃零食）。

Men, however, do seem to have more willpower when it comes to diets with over two thirds (69 per cent) sticking to their diet one month in, compared to 63 per cent of women.
不過，男性堅持正常飲食的意志力比女性更強，超過三分之二（69%）的男性能在一個月內堅持規律飲食，而同樣能做到這樣的女性比率爲63%。

'Sticking to a diet, for some people, can be tricky and understanding that 4.12pm is the time people crave sweet and unhealthy snacks, means that you should be prepared for this so you don’t ruin a diet plan,' said Nutritionist Dora Walsh of the study by Seasonal Berries.
參與《Seasonal Berries》這一研究的營養學家Dora Walsh說道：“對於一些人來說，堅持合理飲食的習慣很難，在下午4:12想吃甜食和不健康零食也是可以理解的，這就是說你得做好準備，以防破壞合理飲食計劃。”

'At this point in the day, blood sugar can be low and cause you to crave sweet treats but doing things like eating little and often throughout the day and having pre-prepared snacks can help.'
“在一天中的這個時候，體內血糖很低，這會促使你想吃甜食。不過在一天裏少食多餐和吃點兒提前準備好的小食會很有幫助。”