More than two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese, and recent research suggests many are increasingly fine with staying that way.
最近的研究表明，超过三分之二的美国人超重或肥胖，并且许多人越来越不介意保持这种状态。

Researchers studied data from an ongoing, nationally representative survey of Americans' eating and lifestyle habits, specifically looking at people who responded to a question asking if they had attempted to lose weight during the past 12 months.
研究人员研究了全美国人饮食和生活习惯的数据，特别是针对那些表明自己在过去一年内曾试图减过肥的人。

The percentage of overweight and obese adults who answered "yes" had steadily declined over the past 30 years, the authors found, even as the percentage of overweight and obese adults likewise rose.
研究作者发现，在过去30年中，尽管超重和肥胖成年人的比例在上升，但超重和肥胖的成年人中表明自己曾减过肥的比例却稳步下降。

The changing trends suggest that, at the very least, Americans' perception of their own weight has gradually shifted in response to rising obesity rates, senior study author Dr. Jian Zhang, an epidemiologist at Georgia Southern University, told Vocativ in an email.
佐治亚南方大学的流行病学家、高级研究作者张简博士在一封邮件中告诉Vocativ：这个变化趋势至少可以表明，面对不断上升的肥胖率，美国人对自己体重的感觉已经在逐渐改变了。

"Paralleled with the increasing prevalence of obesity, more and more adults compare themselves with their friends, coworkers, neighbors with heavier body weight, to maintain a positive image of their own," explained Zhang.
张简解释称：“与不断升高的肥胖患病率相伴随的是，越来越多的成年人常与比自己更重的朋友、同事、邻居作比较，以尽量保持自己积极的一面。”

And even those of us worried about our weight now shouldn't obsess about the actual number on the scale, he added.
他还表示，忧心于体重的我们现在不应该被实际规模上的数字所困扰。

"I firmly believe we don't have to lose weight mindfully; building a healthy lifestyle and having it as a part of routine is the key. This will make your effort less painful and more effective," he said. "My definition of a healthy lifestyle is very simply — eat less and keep moving, period."
他说道：“我确信我们不必刻意去减肥，关键是打造一个健康的生活方式，它将使我们的努力不那么痛苦，反而更有效。我对健康生活方式的定义很简单--少吃，多动。”