寒假归来，你是哪种小肚腩？

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寒假归来，你是哪种小肚腩？

绘/马豆子

假期的胡吃海塞是否已经让你的腰围付出代价了？

长出肚腩的不止你一个。不过，小肚腩形状不同，大小各异。连导致小肚腩的原因也不尽相同。

Here's how to work out your tummy①tummy 英 ［'tʌmɪ］ 美 ［'tʌmɪ］ n. 肚子；胃type - and how to target it in 2016.

BLOATED TUMMY

What Does It Look Like？

Your tummy is prominent②prominent英 ［'prɒmɪnənt］ 美 ［'prɑmɪnənt］ adj. 突出的，显著的；杰出的；卓越的③stick out突出；坚持；醒目and sticks out③， bulging like a spare tyre or muffin④muffin英 ［'mʌfɪn］ 美 ［'mʌfɪn］ n. （涂牛油趁热吃的）英格兰松饼，（常含小块水果等）杯状小松糕；玛芬top. Your skin often feels hard to touch， as if there's an inflated balloon deep inside.

What Causes It？

This tummy starts out flat at the start of the day and usually expands as time goes onparticularly after meals. No matter how big it gets， you won't see any change on the scales.

One of the main causes is a build-up of wind. As food gets broken down while it travels through the intestines⑤intestine英 ［ɪn'testɪn］ 美 ［ɪn'tɛstɪn］ adj. 内部的；国内的n. 肠， the bacteria that feed on it create up to six to eight litres⑥litre 英 ［'liːtə］ n. ［计量］ 公升（米制容量单位）of gas as a by-product.

However， if the bugs in your gut have difficulty breaking down certain foods， it will also start to ferment， creating more wind， which starts to push the abdominal⑦abdominal 英 ［æb'dɒmɪn（ə）l］ 美 ［æb'dɑmənl］ adj. 腹部的；有腹鳍的wall outwards.

Obesity surgeon Professor Basil Ammori， of the Salford Royal Hospital， says constipation and eating too much in one go can also create this effect.

STRESS TUMMY

What Does It Look Like？

This tummy sticks out at the front but it is softer and more saggy than a pot belly. It often starts under your bust and forms a soft roll - or a muffin top - which hangs over your waistband.

What Causes It？Dr Marilyn Glenville， author of Fat Around the Middle says：‘In stressful situations， the fightor-flight hormone cortisol helps release sugar into the bloodstream so your body has the energy to escape or defend itself.

‘But unless you do something physical， as your body is expecting you to， all that extra energy has nowhere to go. So it is simply redeposited as fat.

以下是各种小肚腩的类型和治理办法，2016年让我们甩掉小肚腩。

胀气肚

外观

腹部明显凸出，腰上的“游泳圈”清晰可见。你常常会感到腹胀难忍，仿佛吞下了一只气球。

成因

空腹时，你看不见小肚腩。但进食后，肚子越胀越大。不过，不管肚子胀得有多大，你的体重依然不变。

造成这种肚腩的“幕后黑手”就是胃肠气。当食物经过肠道，体内的细菌便开始作用，分解残渣，同时产生6至8升的气体。

然而，如果胃肠内细菌无法分解某些食物，就会开始发酵，还会产生更多的气体。无怪乎肚子会越来越大了。

索尔福德皇家医院的减肥医生巴兹尔·安蒙里称，便秘问题以及暴饮暴食都会导致肠胃胀气。

压力肚

外观

压力过大而导致的小肚腩向前凸起，却不如啤酒肚硬挺。这种小肚腩往往从胸部下方开始，像软面包一样挂在腰际。

成因

《肚腩解密》的作者玛丽琳·格伦维尔博士称：“人在高压力环境下，会触发‘战或逃’反应，身体会释放一种名为皮质醇的激素，帮助往血液中释放糖分，让身体有足够的能量应对危机。

What's Your Tummy Type