腿短易患糖尿病_英语科普

腿短易患糖尿病

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Short Thighs¹ Linked to Diabetes² Risk

研究发现，大腿较正常长度短一点的人，患糖尿病的机率较高，这可能是在孩童时或在母亲子宫里营养不良所致。3月7日发布的这项研究报告进一步证明生命早期成长发育会影响日后罹患各种疾病的机率。以前有研究发现，矮子较容易患心脏病。而在这次研究中，研究员锁定大腿长度与罹患糖尿病和其前兆胰岛素抗阻的机率有关联。

People with slightly shorter than usual thighs have an increased risk of diabetes, perhaps because of inadequate³ nutrition in early childhood or in the womb, a study found.

The research, released Friday, adds to the evidence that growth and development early in life influence the risk of a variety of diseases later on.

Earlier studies have found that short people are more prone⁴ to heart attacks. In this report, researchers zeroed in on the length of the upper leg and found an association both with the risk of diabetes and its precursor⁵, called insulin resistance.

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zero in on
1.(使)瞄准...
2.(使)对准...
3.对...集中火力[注意力]

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1 thighs
n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿
参考例句：
He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。来自《简明英汉词典》 The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 diabetes
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。

3 inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
参考例句：
The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。 She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

4 prone
adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
参考例句：
Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。 He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

5 precursor
n.先驱者；前辈；前任；预兆；先兆
参考例句：
Error is often the precursor of what is correct.错误常常是正确的先导。 He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。

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