2024届高三英语二轮复习外刊及中国日报精选（3.11-3.14期）文章改编语法填空-（含答案）
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2024外刊及中国日报精选（3.11-3.14期）文章改编：语法填空
（答案+译文）
第一篇
美媒：60%的美国消费者成“月光族”高负债是主因之一
来源：中国日报网
Many workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck, with about one in three citing debt as one of the main reasons 1.______, according to a PYMNTS study,60% of survey respondents reported living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Household debt has hit $17.5 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Federal Bank of New York found. Credit card debt makes up 2.______ large portion of that with balances reaching $1.13 trillion.
The average credit card debt owed is about $7,931, 3._______(compare) to about $6,320 in 2022, according to a New York Life report. And consumers are finding 4.______ difficult to make higher credit card payments. About a quarter of respondents to the New York Life report paid 5.______(little)toward their credit cards in 2023.
"Gen Zers ranked credit card debt as the second most 6.______(influence) factor on their 7._______(finance) in 2023 behind inflation," said Donn Froshiesar, New York Life head of consumer insights.
Since consumers are having a more difficult time making a dent in their credit card debt, delinquency rates are going up. 8._______2023, 8.5% of credit card balances entered delinquency, a Federal Bank of New York report found.
Consumers 9.______(see) other loans enter delinquency last year at a higher rate as well. About 7.7% of auto loans transitioned into delinquency.
All age groups saw delinquencies increase, but younger borrowers saw the 10._______(high) increase.
（英文来源：福克斯商业网 2024.3.14期）
第二篇
China is now pursuing high-quality development as opposed to high-speed, quantitative 1._______(grow). Its pursuit 2.________(boost) by "new quality productive forces" and new 3.________(innovation). This is not a bolt from the blue; instead, it has been conditioned by internal and external factors.
4.________(Internal), China is pursuing high-quality, innovation-driven development. From the 1980s to the 2010s, China's GDP grew 5._______ an average rate of more than 9 percent per year, even in double digits for some years.
6._______ the development of China's agricultural and industrial sectors has reached higher levels, the development of the service sector has opened the door to grander achievements.
Externally, global tensions have motivated China to focus 7.________ high-quality development, 8.________(particular) to become self-reliant in key sectors and attain strategic sovereignty.
From 2021 onwards, China has been implementing the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035, 9.________focuses on innovation-driven development.
While the previous five-year plans built the base, the 14th Five-Year Plan has set eyes on new horizons, 10.________ it is the first five-year plan after China achieved the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, 11.________ is usually translated as a well-off society, by, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty by the end of 2020 and improving people's living standards.
China is aware 12.________ the importance of boosting domestic consumption, and has taken measures to that end in order to balance the domestic and foreign aspects of development.
China's high-level opening-up and mutually 13.________(benefit) global cooperation are based on three factors: high-quality development of the new economy, high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and improvement of the global economic governance system.
Of course, higher-quality, innovation-driven development with new quality productive forces 14.________(require)improvement in research and development. In fact, China has been trying to upgrade its R&D sector 15.________ 2020 when the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education advocated a new research assessment approach, which would make 16.________possible to assess scientific work in a new way in order to enrich people's scientific spirit with creativity.
High-quality papers 17.________(publish) in journals are part of China's efforts to facilitate innovation-driven development, so as 18.________ create a bigger global impact. Also part of the high-quality development process are innovative research, technological breakthroughs, industrial upgrading and green transformation.
Also, China's contribution to global growth can be better understood by 19.________(take) into consideration the global contributions of its initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which completed 10 years in 2023, as well as the Global Security Initiative, 20.________aims to build a stable, peaceful world, and the Global Civilization Initiative, which promotes global cooperation and mutual respect.
As for the Global Development Initiative, it aims to promote 21.________(health), greener development, and 22.________(support) the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These initiatives will have to overcome many challenges to achieve their goals 23.________will emerge successful in the end.
英文来源：中国日报 2024.3.12期
第三篇
来源：中国日报网
If you want to look your best in the morning, it may be worth 1.________(swap) the ultra-processed pastries and fruit juice for wholemeal toast and tea 2.________ sugar.
Researchers in France found that people 3.________ ate a breakfast rich in refined carbohydrates were rated less attractive than those who started the day with healthier unrefined carbs.
Scientists at the University of Montpellier believe the subtle shift in facial attractiveness may 4.________(drive) by changes in blood sugar and insulin that can affect skin appearance and 5.________(have) longer-term effects on sex hormones.
"It's surprising to consider but our dietary choices can have rapid effects on our appearance," said Dr Claire Berticat, 6.________ evolutionary biologist and the first author on the study. "These physiological changes could subtly alter facial features, impacting 7.________ others perceive attractiveness."
The researchers recruited 52 men and 52 women aged 20 to 30 and 8.________(random) assigned them to have a 500-calorie breakfast rich in either refined or unrefined carbohydrates. The refined carbs breakfast included a French baguette 9.________(make) from industrially milled flour, jam, apple or orange juice, and tea or coffee with sugar available.
The unrefined carbs meal was stoneground wholemeal bread with butter and cheese, an orange or apple, 10.________ tea or coffee without sugar.
The scientists measured blood sugar levels of volunteers before and after they ate and then took headshots of the participants under controlled lighting conditions. The photos were then passed to groups of raters to estimate how old, how masculine or feminine and how attractive the individuals looked.
11.________(write) in Plos One, the researchers claim that eating refined carbohydrates for breakfast decreased facial attractiveness for men and women.
"The effect 12.________(vary) by gender and meal type, underscoring the complex relationship between diet and attractiveness," Berticat said. "Our findings serve as a compelling reminder of the far-reaching impact of dietary choices not only 13.________ health but also on traits having particular social importance such as facial attractiveness."
Refined carbohydrates can produce spikes in blood sugar, 14.________the body counters by releasing insulin. The response can drive sugar levels too low, a condition called hypoglycaemia, and affect blood flow and skin appearance. 15.________ the study, only the refined carbs breakfast produced hypoglycaemia.
David Perrett, a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews, who has studied facial cues for health, said there should be no surprise that diet 16.________(affect) attractiveness. Fruit and vegetables improved attractiveness by increasing plant pigments called carotenoids in the skin, he said, while high-sugar diets could age the skin.
"The authors suggest that the refined carbohydrate could be affecting peripheral blood flow," Perrett said. "Blood flow can change skin appearance very rapidly. One can see the impact within 17.________(second) in the case of feeling sick when the blood drains from the skin. We found that most people look 18.________(healthy), and more attractive, when their skin colour reflects a slight rise in oxygenated blood."
Asked 19.________advice she would give to people who wanted to look their best, Berticat said:
"We know that refined carbohydrates have a negative impact on health and that's reason enough to limit their 20.________(consume)."
英文来源：卫报 2024.3.11期
答案：
第一篇:Why a compared it less influential finances in saw highest
第二篇：growth has been boosted innovations Internally at while particularly which because which of beneficial requires since it published to taking which healthier supports but
第三篇：swapping without who be driven have an on randomly made and writing varies on which in affects seconds healthier what consumption
译文；
第一篇
知名在线支付行业媒体PYMNTS的调查显示，60%的美国人都是“月光族””，其中三成受访者表示自己所负债务是“月光”的主要原因之一。
纽约联邦储备银行的数据显示，美国家庭债务在2023年四季度已经高达17.5万亿美元。其中，信用卡债务就达到了1.13万亿美元。
纽约人寿的一份报告显示，2023年美国人均信用卡欠款为7931美元，相比2022年的6320美元进一步增加。与此同时，消费者也发现难以进一步提高信用卡额度。约四分之一的受访者在2023年减少了信用卡支付金额。
纽约人寿消费者洞察部主管唐 弗洛西萨表示，美国Z世代认为信用卡债务是影响自身2023年财务状况的第二大因素，仅次于通货膨胀。
由于消费者无力偿还信用卡，拖欠率也上升了。纽约联邦储备银行的报告发现，2023年有8.5%的信用卡账单逾期未还。
其他贷款的拖欠率也在上升，2023年约有7.7%的汽车贷款逾期未还。
调查显示，美国所有年龄段消费者的贷款拖欠率都有所上升，但是年轻消费者的贷款拖欠率上升幅度最大。
第二篇
中国现在追求的是高质量发展而不是量的高速增长。这种高质量发展是由“新质生产力”和创新来推动的。高质量发展并非一蹴而就，而是受内外因素共同影响。
从内部来看，中国一直走的是创新驱动的高质量发展之路。从上世纪80年代到2010年代，中国的GDP以超过9%的年均增速增长，在有些年份甚至以两位数的高速增长。尽管中国的农业和工业发展已经达到较高水平，服务行业的发展仍大有可期。
从外部来看，全球紧张局势促使中国聚焦高质量发展，尤其在关键领域实现自主自立，进而获得战略主动权。
从2021年至今，中国一直在实施以创新驱动发展主线的国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划（“十四五”规划）和2035年远景目标纲要。
“十三五”规划打下了基础，而“十四五”规划则开启了新征程，因为这是中国实现全面建成小康社会目标后的第一个五年计划。2020年底中国消除了绝对贫困，提高了人民生活水平。
中国意识到扩大国内消费的重要性，并已经采取相应措施来平衡国内外各方面的发展。
中国的高水平对外开放和互利互惠的全球合作基于三个因素：“新经济”的高质量发展，高质量共建“一带一路”倡议和全球经济治理体系的完善。
当然，由创新和新质生产力驱动的更高质量发展离不开科研与开发的进步。事实上，中国从
2020年开始持续提升研发水平，科技部、教育部改进了科技评价体系以激励勇于创新的科学精神。
鼓励在期刊上发表高水平论文以提升国际影响力，正是中国以创新驱动发展的举措之一。此外，创新性研究、技术突破、产业升级以及绿色转型也是高质量发展的重要组成部分。
若要深入了解中国对全球增长的贡献，可以从中国提出的各项倡议着手，比如在2023年迎来10周年的共建“一带一路”倡议，旨在构建稳定、和平的世界的全球安全倡议，以及促进国际合作与相互尊重的全球文明倡议。
还有中国提出的致力于推动更加健康、绿色发展的全球发展倡议，这一倡议支持联合国2030可持续发展议程。这些倡议需要克服挑战才能实现目标，但是最后终将成功。
第三篇
美最简单的办法可能就是吃个粗粮早餐。法国的一项研究发现，相比早餐吃粗粮的人，早餐吃精制碳水化合物的人容貌看起来更没有吸引力。
如果你想在早上容光焕发，建议你把精制面点和水果汁换成全麦吐司和不加糖的茶。
法国的一项研究发现，与早餐吃更健康的粗粮的人相比，早餐吃精制碳水化合物的人被认为外貌吸引力较低。
法国蒙彼利埃大学的科学家认为，外貌吸引力的这一微妙改变可能与血糖和胰岛素的变化有关，这些变化会影响皮肤外观并对性激素产生长期影响。
该研究的主要作者、进化生物学家克莱尔 伯蒂卡特博士表示：“虽然令人惊讶，但我们的饮食选择对我们外貌的影响是立竿见影的。这些生理变化可能会微妙地改变面部特征，从而影响他人感知到的吸引力。”
研究人员招募了52名20至30岁的男性和女性，并随机分配给他们一份富含精制或粗制碳水化合物的 500 卡路里早餐。精制碳水化合物早餐包括工业碾磨面粉制成的法式长棍面包、果酱、苹果或橙汁以及加糖的茶或咖啡。粗制碳水化合物早餐则由研磨全麦面包配黄油和奶酪、橙子或苹果以及不加糖的茶或咖啡组成。
科学家在志愿者进食前后测量他们的血糖水平，然后在受控光照条件下拍摄他们的头像照片。随后将照片交给评审员小组，让他们估计照片中的人看起来有多年轻、多男性化或女性化以及多具有吸引力。
研究人员在《公共科学图书馆期刊》上发表的研究报告指出，食用精制碳水化合物早餐会降低男性和女性的外貌吸引力。
伯蒂卡特博士说：“这种影响因性别和用餐类型而异，强调了饮食和吸引力之间复杂的关系。我们的发现有力地提醒人们，饮食选择不仅会对健康产生长远影响，还会影响对社交很重要的特征，比如面部吸引力。”
精制碳水化合物会导致血糖飙升，身体会通过释放胰岛素来应对。这种反应会导致血糖水平降得太低（称为低血糖症），并影响血液流动和皮肤外观。这项研究发现，只有精制碳水化合物早餐会导致低血糖症。
圣安德鲁斯大学心理学教授、研究面部健康线索的大卫 佩雷特表示，饮食会影响吸引力并不令人惊讶。他说，水果和蔬菜通过增加皮肤中称为类胡萝卜素的植物色素来提高吸引力，而高糖饮食则会使皮肤老化。
佩雷特说：“研究作者指出精制碳水化合物可能会影响外周血流。血流可以非常迅速地改变皮肤外观。当人们感觉恶心时，血液从皮肤流失，几秒钟内就能看到影响。我们发现，当皮肤颜色反映出血氧轻微上升时，大多数人看起来更健康、更具吸引力。”
当被问及对想要保持最佳容貌的人有何建议时，伯蒂卡特博士说：“我们知道精制碳水化合物会对健康产生负面影响，这就是限制摄入量的充分理由。”
（答案+译文）
第一篇
美媒：60%的美国消费者成“月光族”高负债是主因之一
来源：中国日报网
Many workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck, with about one in three citing debt as one of the main reasons 1.______, according to a PYMNTS study,60% of survey respondents reported living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Household debt has hit $17.5 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Federal Bank of New York found. Credit card debt makes up 2.______ large portion of that with balances reaching $1.13 trillion.
The average credit card debt owed is about $7,931, 3._______(compare) to about $6,320 in 2022, according to a New York Life report. And consumers are finding 4.______ difficult to make higher credit card payments. About a quarter of respondents to the New York Life report paid 5.______(little)toward their credit cards in 2023.
"Gen Zers ranked credit card debt as the second most 6.______(influence) factor on their 7._______(finance) in 2023 behind inflation," said Donn Froshiesar, New York Life head of consumer insights.
Since consumers are having a more difficult time making a dent in their credit card debt, delinquency rates are going up. 8._______2023, 8.5% of credit card balances entered delinquency, a Federal Bank of New York report found.
Consumers 9.______(see) other loans enter delinquency last year at a higher rate as well. About 7.7% of auto loans transitioned into delinquency.
All age groups saw delinquencies increase, but younger borrowers saw the 10._______(high) increase.
（英文来源：福克斯商业网 2024.3.14期）
第二篇
China is now pursuing high-quality development as opposed to high-speed, quantitative 1._______(grow). Its pursuit 2.________(boost) by "new quality productive forces" and new 3.________(innovation). This is not a bolt from the blue; instead, it has been conditioned by internal and external factors.
4.________(Internal), China is pursuing high-quality, innovation-driven development. From the 1980s to the 2010s, China's GDP grew 5._______ an average rate of more than 9 percent per year, even in double digits for some years.
6._______ the development of China's agricultural and industrial sectors has reached higher levels, the development of the service sector has opened the door to grander achievements.
Externally, global tensions have motivated China to focus 7.________ high-quality development, 8.________(particular) to become self-reliant in key sectors and attain strategic sovereignty.
From 2021 onwards, China has been implementing the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives through the Year 2035, 9.________focuses on innovation-driven development.
While the previous five-year plans built the base, the 14th Five-Year Plan has set eyes on new horizons, 10.________ it is the first five-year plan after China achieved the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, 11.________ is usually translated as a well-off society, by, among other things, eradicating extreme poverty by the end of 2020 and improving people's living standards.
China is aware 12.________ the importance of boosting domestic consumption, and has taken measures to that end in order to balance the domestic and foreign aspects of development.
China's high-level opening-up and mutually 13.________(benefit) global cooperation are based on three factors: high-quality development of the new economy, high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and improvement of the global economic governance system.
Of course, higher-quality, innovation-driven development with new quality productive forces 14.________(require)improvement in research and development. In fact, China has been trying to upgrade its R&D sector 15.________ 2020 when the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education advocated a new research assessment approach, which would make 16.________possible to assess scientific work in a new way in order to enrich people's scientific spirit with creativity.
High-quality papers 17.________(publish) in journals are part of China's efforts to facilitate innovation-driven development, so as 18.________ create a bigger global impact. Also part of the high-quality development process are innovative research, technological breakthroughs, industrial upgrading and green transformation.
Also, China's contribution to global growth can be better understood by 19.________(take) into consideration the global contributions of its initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which completed 10 years in 2023, as well as the Global Security Initiative, 20.________aims to build a stable, peaceful world, and the Global Civilization Initiative, which promotes global cooperation and mutual respect.
As for the Global Development Initiative, it aims to promote 21.________(health), greener development, and 22.________(support) the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These initiatives will have to overcome many challenges to achieve their goals 23.________will emerge successful in the end.
英文来源：中国日报 2024.3.12期
第三篇
来源：中国日报网
If you want to look your best in the morning, it may be worth 1.________(swap) the ultra-processed pastries and fruit juice for wholemeal toast and tea 2.________ sugar.
Researchers in France found that people 3.________ ate a breakfast rich in refined carbohydrates were rated less attractive than those who started the day with healthier unrefined carbs.
Scientists at the University of Montpellier believe the subtle shift in facial attractiveness may 4.________(drive) by changes in blood sugar and insulin that can affect skin appearance and 5.________(have) longer-term effects on sex hormones.
"It's surprising to consider but our dietary choices can have rapid effects on our appearance," said Dr Claire Berticat, 6.________ evolutionary biologist and the first author on the study. "These physiological changes could subtly alter facial features, impacting 7.________ others perceive attractiveness."
The researchers recruited 52 men and 52 women aged 20 to 30 and 8.________(random) assigned them to have a 500-calorie breakfast rich in either refined or unrefined carbohydrates. The refined carbs breakfast included a French baguette 9.________(make) from industrially milled flour, jam, apple or orange juice, and tea or coffee with sugar available.
The unrefined carbs meal was stoneground wholemeal bread with butter and cheese, an orange or apple, 10.________ tea or coffee without sugar.
The scientists measured blood sugar levels of volunteers before and after they ate and then took headshots of the participants under controlled lighting conditions. The photos were then passed to groups of raters to estimate how old, how masculine or feminine and how attractive the individuals looked.
11.________(write) in Plos One, the researchers claim that eating refined carbohydrates for breakfast decreased facial attractiveness for men and women.
"The effect 12.________(vary) by gender and meal type, underscoring the complex relationship between diet and attractiveness," Berticat said. "Our findings serve as a compelling reminder of the far-reaching impact of dietary choices not only 13.________ health but also on traits having particular social importance such as facial attractiveness."
Refined carbohydrates can produce spikes in blood sugar, 14.________the body counters by releasing insulin. The response can drive sugar levels too low, a condition called hypoglycaemia, and affect blood flow and skin appearance. 15.________ the study, only the refined carbs breakfast produced hypoglycaemia.
David Perrett, a professor of psychology at the University of St Andrews, who has studied facial cues for health, said there should be no surprise that diet 16.________(affect) attractiveness. Fruit and vegetables improved attractiveness by increasing plant pigments called carotenoids in the skin, he said, while high-sugar diets could age the skin.
"The authors suggest that the refined carbohydrate could be affecting peripheral blood flow," Perrett said. "Blood flow can change skin appearance very rapidly. One can see the impact within 17.________(second) in the case of feeling sick when the blood drains from the skin. We found that most people look 18.________(healthy), and more attractive, when their skin colour reflects a slight rise in oxygenated blood."
Asked 19.________advice she would give to people who wanted to look their best, Berticat said:
"We know that refined carbohydrates have a negative impact on health and that's reason enough to limit their 20.________(consume)."
英文来源：卫报 2024.3.11期
答案：
第一篇:Why a compared it less influential finances in saw highest
第二篇：growth has been boosted innovations Internally at while particularly which because which of beneficial requires since it published to taking which healthier supports but
第三篇：swapping without who be driven have an on randomly made and writing varies on which in affects seconds healthier what consumption
译文；
第一篇
知名在线支付行业媒体PYMNTS的调查显示，60%的美国人都是“月光族””，其中三成受访者表示自己所负债务是“月光”的主要原因之一。
纽约联邦储备银行的数据显示，美国家庭债务在2023年四季度已经高达17.5万亿美元。其中，信用卡债务就达到了1.13万亿美元。
纽约人寿的一份报告显示，2023年美国人均信用卡欠款为7931美元，相比2022年的6320美元进一步增加。与此同时，消费者也发现难以进一步提高信用卡额度。约四分之一的受访者在2023年减少了信用卡支付金额。
纽约人寿消费者洞察部主管唐 弗洛西萨表示，美国Z世代认为信用卡债务是影响自身2023年财务状况的第二大因素，仅次于通货膨胀。
由于消费者无力偿还信用卡，拖欠率也上升了。纽约联邦储备银行的报告发现，2023年有8.5%的信用卡账单逾期未还。
其他贷款的拖欠率也在上升，2023年约有7.7%的汽车贷款逾期未还。
调查显示，美国所有年龄段消费者的贷款拖欠率都有所上升，但是年轻消费者的贷款拖欠率上升幅度最大。
第二篇
中国现在追求的是高质量发展而不是量的高速增长。这种高质量发展是由“新质生产力”和创新来推动的。高质量发展并非一蹴而就，而是受内外因素共同影响。
从内部来看，中国一直走的是创新驱动的高质量发展之路。从上世纪80年代到2010年代，中国的GDP以超过9%的年均增速增长，在有些年份甚至以两位数的高速增长。尽管中国的农业和工业发展已经达到较高水平，服务行业的发展仍大有可期。
从外部来看，全球紧张局势促使中国聚焦高质量发展，尤其在关键领域实现自主自立，进而获得战略主动权。
从2021年至今，中国一直在实施以创新驱动发展主线的国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划（“十四五”规划）和2035年远景目标纲要。
“十三五”规划打下了基础，而“十四五”规划则开启了新征程，因为这是中国实现全面建成小康社会目标后的第一个五年计划。2020年底中国消除了绝对贫困，提高了人民生活水平。
中国意识到扩大国内消费的重要性，并已经采取相应措施来平衡国内外各方面的发展。
中国的高水平对外开放和互利互惠的全球合作基于三个因素：“新经济”的高质量发展，高质量共建“一带一路”倡议和全球经济治理体系的完善。
当然，由创新和新质生产力驱动的更高质量发展离不开科研与开发的进步。事实上，中国从
2020年开始持续提升研发水平，科技部、教育部改进了科技评价体系以激励勇于创新的科学精神。
鼓励在期刊上发表高水平论文以提升国际影响力，正是中国以创新驱动发展的举措之一。此外，创新性研究、技术突破、产业升级以及绿色转型也是高质量发展的重要组成部分。
若要深入了解中国对全球增长的贡献，可以从中国提出的各项倡议着手，比如在2023年迎来10周年的共建“一带一路”倡议，旨在构建稳定、和平的世界的全球安全倡议，以及促进国际合作与相互尊重的全球文明倡议。
还有中国提出的致力于推动更加健康、绿色发展的全球发展倡议，这一倡议支持联合国2030可持续发展议程。这些倡议需要克服挑战才能实现目标，但是最后终将成功。
第三篇
美最简单的办法可能就是吃个粗粮早餐。法国的一项研究发现，相比早餐吃粗粮的人，早餐吃精制碳水化合物的人容貌看起来更没有吸引力。
如果你想在早上容光焕发，建议你把精制面点和水果汁换成全麦吐司和不加糖的茶。
法国的一项研究发现，与早餐吃更健康的粗粮的人相比，早餐吃精制碳水化合物的人被认为外貌吸引力较低。
法国蒙彼利埃大学的科学家认为，外貌吸引力的这一微妙改变可能与血糖和胰岛素的变化有关，这些变化会影响皮肤外观并对性激素产生长期影响。
该研究的主要作者、进化生物学家克莱尔 伯蒂卡特博士表示：“虽然令人惊讶，但我们的饮食选择对我们外貌的影响是立竿见影的。这些生理变化可能会微妙地改变面部特征，从而影响他人感知到的吸引力。”
研究人员招募了52名20至30岁的男性和女性，并随机分配给他们一份富含精制或粗制碳水化合物的 500 卡路里早餐。精制碳水化合物早餐包括工业碾磨面粉制成的法式长棍面包、果酱、苹果或橙汁以及加糖的茶或咖啡。粗制碳水化合物早餐则由研磨全麦面包配黄油和奶酪、橙子或苹果以及不加糖的茶或咖啡组成。
科学家在志愿者进食前后测量他们的血糖水平，然后在受控光照条件下拍摄他们的头像照片。随后将照片交给评审员小组，让他们估计照片中的人看起来有多年轻、多男性化或女性化以及多具有吸引力。
研究人员在《公共科学图书馆期刊》上发表的研究报告指出，食用精制碳水化合物早餐会降低男性和女性的外貌吸引力。
伯蒂卡特博士说：“这种影响因性别和用餐类型而异，强调了饮食和吸引力之间复杂的关系。我们的发现有力地提醒人们，饮食选择不仅会对健康产生长远影响，还会影响对社交很重要的特征，比如面部吸引力。”
精制碳水化合物会导致血糖飙升，身体会通过释放胰岛素来应对。这种反应会导致血糖水平降得太低（称为低血糖症），并影响血液流动和皮肤外观。这项研究发现，只有精制碳水化合物早餐会导致低血糖症。
圣安德鲁斯大学心理学教授、研究面部健康线索的大卫 佩雷特表示，饮食会影响吸引力并不令人惊讶。他说，水果和蔬菜通过增加皮肤中称为类胡萝卜素的植物色素来提高吸引力，而高糖饮食则会使皮肤老化。
佩雷特说：“研究作者指出精制碳水化合物可能会影响外周血流。血流可以非常迅速地改变皮肤外观。当人们感觉恶心时，血液从皮肤流失，几秒钟内就能看到影响。我们发现，当皮肤颜色反映出血氧轻微上升时，大多数人看起来更健康、更具吸引力。”
当被问及对想要保持最佳容貌的人有何建议时，伯蒂卡特博士说：“我们知道精制碳水化合物会对健康产生负面影响，这就是限制摄入量的充分理由。”