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最新研究:睡眠不足还能导致发胖
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  • Sleeping badly or working night shifts could be making you fat, weak and more likely to become diabetic.

    睡眠质量不佳,经常加夜班会造成肥胖、体弱,还更容易让人患糖尿病。

    A study has revealed short or restless slumber1 changes the way people's DNA2 works and makes the body more dedicated3 to storing fat.

    最近一项研究表明,睡眠不足会改变人们的基因,更容易使人发胖。

    Muscles get smaller and fat stores begin to rise when people lose as little as one night's sleep, the experts found.

    专家们发现,仅仅一个晚上的低质量睡眠就会造成肌肉萎缩,以及脂肪囤积。

    Although midnight snacks or being too tired to exercise could be blamed for tired people getting fatter, there may now be a more scientific reason.

    尽管宵夜和缺乏运动也可看作是人们增肥的主要原因,但现在又多了一项科学解释。

    Researchers have linked losing sleep to weight gain in the past but have found it difficult to explain – now they reveal it could be linked to the body clock.

    之前已有研究将缺觉和体重增加联系起来,但对于这种现象仍旧缺乏合理解释——如今他们认为这和人体的生物钟有关。

    And a tired body also becomes less able to handle sugar in the blood which raises the risk of someone developing type 2 diabetes4.

    身体在疲惫时处理血糖的能力也会随之下降,增加患上二型糖尿病的风险。

    Sleep researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden did a study on 15 people who they tested after a full night's sleep and after a sleepless5 night.

    位于瑞典的乌普萨拉大学对15名受试者进行了研究,他们对被试者们睡眠充足和睡眠不足之后的状况分别进行了测试。

    They took fat and muscle tissue samples and collected blood from the healthy weight participants and found the way their DNA works had changed.

    研究人员提取了被试者血液中的脂肪和肌肉组织样本,他们发现DNA的运作方式发生了变化。

    The researchers say their findings are important because high levels of body fat increase the risk of the world's biggest causes of death: cancer, heart disease and stroke.

    研究者们称这项研究之所以重要是因为肥胖会导致癌症、心脏病以及中风——这三者是世界上死亡率最高的疾病。

    People's sensitivity to blood sugar is also dampened when they're tired, the study found, which suggests those who don't sleep well are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

    研究发现,人们在疲劳时对血糖的敏感度会减少,表明睡眠质量不佳的人更易患上二型糖尿病。

    'We saw that the [fatty] tissue is attempting to increase its capacity to store fat following sleep loss,' said Dr Cedernaes,'Whereas we observed signs of breakdown6 of skeletal muscle.We also noted7 changes in levels of proteins involved handling blood glucose8, and this could help explain why the participants' glucose sensitivity was impaired9 following sleep loss.'

    Cedernaes教授说:“我们发现睡眠缺乏后脂肪组织存储脂肪的能力会增加,而骨骼肌肉则有分解的趋势。我们还发现蛋白质合成血糖的程度有所下降,这也是受试者在缺觉后葡萄糖敏感性下降的原因。

    'Taken together, these observations may provide at least partial insight as to why chronic10 sleep loss and shift work can increase the risk of adverse11 weight gain as well as the risk of type 2 diabetes.'

    他说:“总而言之,这些发现至少为慢性失眠及长期倒班会导致体重增加和二型糖尿病这一研究提供了论据。”

    The findings were published in the journal Science Advances.

    这一发现已刊于《走进科学》。

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    1 slumber [ˈslʌmbə(r)] 8E7zT   第9级
    n.睡眠,沉睡状态
    参考例句:
    • All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber. 住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
    • Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest. 不要把他从睡眠中唤醒,因为他需要休息。
    2 DNA [ˌdi: en ˈeɪ] 4u3z1l   第8级
    (缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
    参考例句:
    • DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell. 脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
    • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code. 基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
    3 dedicated [ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd] duHzy2   第9级
    adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的
    参考例句:
    • He dedicated his life to the cause of education. 他献身于教育事业。
    • His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design. 他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
    4 diabetes [ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z] uPnzu   第9级
    n.糖尿病
    参考例句:
    • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar. 对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
    • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body. 糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
    5 sleepless [ˈsli:pləs] oiBzGN   第7级
    adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
    参考例句:
    • The situation gave her many sleepless nights. 这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
    • One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights. 一天晚上,我听说了一个传闻,把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
    6 breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn] cS0yx   第7级
    n.垮,衰竭;损坏,故障,倒塌
    参考例句:
    • She suffered a nervous breakdown. 她患神经衰弱。
    • The plane had a breakdown in the air, but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot. 飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
    7 noted [ˈnəʊtɪd] 5n4zXc   第8级
    adj.著名的,知名的
    参考例句:
    • The local hotel is noted for its good table. 当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
    • Jim is noted for arriving late for work. 吉姆上班迟到出了名。
    8 glucose [ˈglu:kəʊs] Fyiyz   第11级
    n.葡萄糖
    参考例句:
    • I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up. 我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
    • The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins. 医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。
    9 impaired [ɪm'peəd] sqtzdr   第7级
    adj.受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的v.损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )
    参考例句:
    • Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    10 chronic [ˈkrɒnɪk] BO9zl   第7级
    adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
    参考例句:
    • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition. 饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
    • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition. 慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
    11 adverse [ˈædvɜ:s] 5xBzs   第7级
    adj.不利的;有害的;敌对的,不友好的
    参考例句:
    • He is adverse to going abroad. 他反对出国。
    • The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions. 用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

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