A pack of crisps a day could lead to one stone weight gain

每天1包洋芋片體重恐增加1英石

【摘要2022.6.13.一.自由】◎陳成良

People drastically underestimate the number of calories in their snacks, with experts warning that eating a bag of crisps every day could lead to a stone of weight gain in a year.

人們大大低估了零食中的卡路里，專家警告，每天吃1包洋芋片可能會導致體重在1年內增加1英石（約6.4公斤）。

A survey of around 2,000 adults found that around three quarters underestimated the impact of a small reduction could have. One in ten believed that cutting 200 calories a day would not affect weight.

一項對大約2000名成年人的調查發現，約4分之3的人低估了少吃一點可能產生的影響。10分之1的人認為，1天減少200卡路里熱量不會影響體重。

When it came to snacks, people struggled, with 95 percent guessing that half a sharing bag of tortilla chips had 214 calories on average, almost half the true figure of 447.

零食讓人們難以琢磨，95％的人猜測半包墨西哥玉米薄餅的平均熱量為214卡路里，幾乎是真實數字447的一半。

New rules coming into force in October will restrict promotions on foods high in fat, sugar and salt in big shops.

10月生效的新規定將限制大型商店對高脂肪、高糖和高鹽食品的促銷活動。

新聞辭典

on（the）average：平均而言。例句：I spend 2,000 dollars per month on average.（我每月平均花費2000美元。）

come into force：慣用片語，生效。例句：New driving regulations will come into force this July.（駕駛新規自7月起生效。）