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圣诞老人，该减肥啦！

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Santa Claus

Father Christmas is at risk of serious illness because of his bulging¹ waistline and needs to cut down on the mince² pies, doctors warned.

A survey of shopping centre Santas in Scotland revealed an average waist size of 47 inches - seven inches more than is considered safe.

Dr Miles Fisher, consultant³ physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary said: "The image of Santa is of a round, jolly person but if you have obesity⁴ around your tummy, then it is very bad for you.

"Before, we thought it was just not good to be overweight but now we know that having fat around your middle is particularly bad.

"That fat produces hormones⁵, which have been associated with heart disease and other conditions."

According to health guidelines, having a waist circumference⁶ of more than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women is a key indicator⁷ of abdominal⁸ obesity.

It is associated with a greater risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes⁹. And people who have rounder stomachs, known as "central obesity", are more at risk than people who are merely overweight.

Perhaps Santa should consider cutting back on the sherry as well.

医生嘱咐：圣诞老人得少吃点百果馅饼了，否则腰围见涨，有害健康。

苏格兰近日对各大购物中心的圣诞老人所做的一项调查表明，圣诞老人的平均腰围为47英寸，比正常标准多出7英寸。

格拉斯哥皇家医院的顾问医师迈尔斯·费希尔博士说：“圣诞老人应该是那种圆乎乎的、快乐喜庆的形象。但如果圣诞老人有了‘大肚腩’，可就不好了。”

“过去我们一直认为体重超标有害健康，但现在我们发现肚子上脂肪过多对健康更为不利。”

“脂肪中会产生一些引发心脏病和其他疾病的激素。”

根据健康指南，男性的腰围若超过40英寸、女性腰围超过35英寸，就可以被认定为是腹型肥胖。

腹型肥胖极有可能会引发心脏病和2型糖尿病。被称为“中央肥胖”的“大肚腩”者比单纯的体重超标者患病的几率更大。

这样看来，圣诞老人可能还得考虑一下少喝雪利酒。

Vocabulary:

bulge   : to curve outward（突出；膨胀）

waistline  : the measurement of waist（腰围）

abdominal  : 腹部的

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1 bulging
膨胀；凸出（部）；打气；折皱
参考例句：
Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。 Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”

2 mince
n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说
参考例句：
Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗？ Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词，有话就直说吧。

3 consultant
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。 Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 obesity
n.肥胖，肥大
参考例句：
One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。 Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 hormones
n. 荷尔蒙，激素名词hormone的复数形式
参考例句：
This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。 The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。

6 circumference
n.圆周，周长，圆周线
参考例句：
It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。 The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

7 indicator
n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器
参考例句：
Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。 His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

8 abdominal
adj.腹（部）的，下腹的；n.腹肌
参考例句：
The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。 Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

9 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。

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