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睡觉打鼾说明你舌头太胖了
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  • It's long been known that losing weight helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea. Now an MRI study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that the culprit is not neck or chin fat, but tongue fat. Yes, the problem is fat tongues.

    人们一直认为减肥有助于缓解打鼾和睡眠呼吸暂停,但现在宾夕法尼亚大学进行的磁共振成像研究发现罪魁祸首不是脖子或者下巴脂肪,而是舌头脂肪。对,就是舌头太胖了。

    "Most clinicians, and even experts in the sleep apnea world, have not typically focused on fat in the tongue for treating sleep apnea," says coauthor Richard Schwab, co-medical director of Penn Sleep Center. "Now that we know tongue fat is a risk factor and that sleep apnea improves when tongue fat is reduced, we have established a unique therapeutic1 target that we've never had before."

    此次研究的合著者Richard Schwab是宾夕法尼亚大学睡眠中心联合医学主任,他说:“大部分临床医生,甚至还有睡眠呼吸暂停方面的专家,在治疗睡眠呼吸暂停时通常都没有关注舌脂。既然我们知道了舌脂是风险因素,而且减少舌脂会改善睡眠呼吸暂停,我们就已经确定了此前没有发现的独特的治疗靶点。”

    He means tongue diets.

    他指的就是舌头节食。

    Schwab found a strong correlation2 between lowing tongue fat volume and lessening3 sleep apnea: "Future studies could be designed to explore whether certain low-fat diets are better than others in reducing tongue fat, and whether cold therapies, like those used to reduce stomach fat, might be applied4 to reducing tongue fat." He is also looking into whether some snorers who are not obese5 might just have fat tongues.

    Schwab发现减少舌头脂肪含量和减轻睡眠呼吸暂停之间有很强的相关性:“未来研究的目的可以是研究特定的低脂饮食是否比其他饮食在减少舌脂方面效果更好,像用于减少胃部脂肪的冷疗法是否可以被用来减少舌脂。”他也调查了那些不肥胖的人打鼾是不是就只是因为舌头太胖了。

    Sleep apnea is a big deal: 22 million Americans stop and start breathing while sleeping, often causing high blood pressure, constant wake-ups, and the utter consternation6 of bedmates who, years later, still read studies about snoring prevention (no personal experience here whatsoever). The researchers note that snoring can occasionally also be caused by large tonsils or a recessed7 jaw8. Or fat tongues.

    睡眠呼吸暂停是大问题:2200万美国人在睡觉时呼吸会暂停,这种情况通常会导致高血压、频繁醒来,还会使同床的人受到严重惊吓,致使他们多年后还会去读关于避免打鼾的研究(此处并非个人经历)。研究人员强调打鼾偶尔也会由扁桃体肥大或下巴短造成,或者就是因为舌头胖。

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    1 therapeutic [ˌθerəˈpju:tɪk] sI8zL   第9级
    adj.治疗的,起治疗作用的;对身心健康有益的
    参考例句:
    • Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient. 选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
    • When I was sad, music had a therapeutic effect. 我悲伤的时候,音乐有治疗效力。
    2 correlation [ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn] Rogzg   第10级
    n.相互关系,相关,关连
    参考例句:
    • The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first. 第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
    • A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position. 教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。
    3 lessening ['lesnɪŋ] 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945   第7级
    减轻,减少,变小
    参考例句:
    • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少,她花多少,她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
    • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
    4 applied [əˈplaɪd] Tz2zXA   第8级
    adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
    参考例句:
    • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics. 她打算学习应用语言学课程。
    • This cream is best applied to the face at night. 这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
    5 obese [əʊˈbi:s] uvIya   第8级
    adj.过度肥胖的,肥大的
    参考例句:
    • The old man is really obese, it can't be healthy. 那位老人确实过于肥胖了,不能算是健康。
    • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health. 又胖又懒危害健康。
    6 consternation [ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃn] 8OfzB   第11级
    n.大为吃惊,惊骇
    参考例句:
    • He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill. 他听说朋友病得那么厉害,感到非常震惊。
    • Sam stared at him in consternation. 萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
    7 recessed [rɪ'sest] 51848727da48077a91e3c74f189cf1fc   第8级
    v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的过去式和过去分词 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
    参考例句:
    • My rooms were large, with deeply recessed windows and painted, eighteenth-century panellin. 我住的房间很宽敞,有向里凹陷很深的窗户,油漆过的十八世纪的镶花地板。 来自辞典例句
    • The Geneva meeting recessed while Kennety and Khrushchev met in Vienna. 肯尼迪同赫鲁晓夫在维也纳会晤时,日内瓦会议已经休会。 来自辞典例句
    8 jaw [dʒɔ:] 5xgy9   第7级
    n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
    参考例句:
    • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw. 他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
    • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character. 强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

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