纪录片《节食还是截寿》 第24期:减少蛋白质摄入

Well, studies on calorie restrictors

对低热量饮食者的研究

suggests that eating less helps,

表明少吃可以起到一定的作用

but it's not enough.

但还是不够

As well as cutting calories,

除了减少热量摄入

you have to cut your protein intake¹.

你还要减少蛋白质的摄入

Not entirely² - that would be a very bad idea.

不是完全不吃 那样会很糟糕

It's about sticking to recommended guidelines,

要坚持一些基本原则

something most of us fail to do.

这一点大部分的人都做不到

And you don't have to be a Cronie to lower IGF-1.

你没必要为此去做低热量饮食者

There is another way

还有另一种方法

fasting.

禁食

In fasting, there is a much more dramatic

禁食可以在更短时间内

and much quicker response,

产生更明显的效果

and so, within 24 hours,

在24小时内

you decrease your glucose³ level

你的血糖水平会降低

and you decrease your main growth factor, which is IGF-1.

还有你的类胰岛素一号生长因子水平

I do find it hard to believe that just a few days of fasting

我很难相信 通过短短几天的禁食

is going to be enough to jolt⁴ my body into a more healthy state.

我的身体可以恢复到更健康的状态

But I'm certainly intrigued⁵, and I want to find out more.

但我对此很感兴趣 想了解更多

1 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 glucose   

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。

4 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

5 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。