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New research has found that eating regular
balanced meals is more effective(有效的) in managing a healthy weight {#blank#}1{#/blank#} dieting.
Carried out by researchers at the University of
Helsinki, the study looked at 2,452 women and 2,227 men, who {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(ask) to answer surveys which looked at factors(因素) influencing weight
changes at age 24, and ten years later at age 34.
The researchers found among both men {#blank#}3{#/blank#} women, irregular eating and dieting in order to lose weight were
two of the main factors that led to weight increasing. A woman's risk of
putting on weight was also increased by giving birth to two or more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(child), regularly drinking sugary drinks and feeling {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(disappoint) with life. For men, smoking was another important
factor for putting on weight.
{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(usual), people try to
prevent overweight by dieting. In the long term, it seems to make people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) fatter, rather than prevent it.
Besides eating regularly and avoiding diets,
physical activity was a main factor in {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help) to protect women from putting on weight, while for men a
higher level of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(educate) and having a
greater weight at the beginning of the study appeared to have a protective
effect.
The researchers suggested that those {#blank#}10{#/blank#} want to keep a healthy weight long-term should now consider
eating regular meals.
