The pasta, pizza and Peroni have finally taken their toll¹, with Italians emerging from two months of lockdown an average 2 kg heavier. 

意面、披萨和佩罗尼啤酒终于来算账了，经过两个月的封锁期，意大利人平均增重2公斤。

 

Their cousins across the Alps have also piled on the pounds, with the average French person gaining 2.5kg. 

在阿尔卑斯山的另一头，邻国的居民也变胖了，平均每个法国人增重2.5公斤。

 

With people exercising a lot less and eating more out of boredom² or as a source of comfort, the weight gain was inevitable³. 

由于人们锻炼大大减少，出于无聊或慰藉吃得又多，体重增加是不可避免的。

 

Families consumed 18% more food during the lockdown than usual, Coldiretti, the Italian food and farmers' association, found. 

意大利国家食品和农民协会Coldiretti发现，隔离期间意大利家庭消耗的食物比往常多了18%。

 

"There was a real boom in so-called comfort food rich in calories, full of sugars, fats and carbohydrates," the organization said. 

该组织称："所谓的安慰食物销量大增，即高热量、高糖、高脂肪和富含碳水化合物的食物。"

 

In France, the main culprit for the extra love handles singled out as the extended evening aperitif⁴. 

在法国，一杯接一杯的夜间开胃酒被认为是造成腰间赘肉的罪魁祸首。

 

According to the study by Darwin Nutrition, a healthy eating site, some 42% of those interviewed said they had "more (aperitifs) than before" - including drinks and a range of snacks from saucisson to vol-au-vent.

根据健康饮食网站达尔文营养的研究，约42%的受访者称他们吃的喝的"比以前多了"，包括开胃酒等饮料以及干肉香肠、肉馅大酥饼等小吃。

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