福克斯新闻 研究表明: 睡眠不足会导致腰围变粗

This is Housecall for Health.So, not only could skimping¹ on your sleep hurt your mental health or give you bags under your eyes, but it could also add some pounds to your waistline.This new study, which followed 1600 adults who self reported sleeping habits, found that those who got an average of six hours of shuteye had a waist circumference² three centimeters larger than those who slept for nine hours a night. Those who were skimping on sleep also had higher BMI and lower good-cholesterol levels.

这里是健康上门服务中心。睡眠不足不仅有碍大家的心理健康，给大家带来黑眼圈，还会让大家的腰围变粗。最近一项研究跟踪了1600名主动报告睡眠习惯的成年人，发现平均睡六小时的人的腰围比一天睡9小时的人要粗三厘米。睡眠不足，身体质量指数会更高，有益胆固醇的含量也会更低。

There was a group who fell in between six and nine hours, with participants getting an average of 7.5 hours of shuteye. Those adults still fared better than those who were only getting six hours.Researchers emphasized³ that they didn't find a link between less sleep and poorer diets, nor did they prove a direct explanation as to whether less sleep caused you to gain weight or was the result of weight gain.For more on this story, check FOXNewsHealth.com.Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News.

受试者中有一群人的睡眠时间在6小时到9小时之间，他们的平均睡眠时间是7.5小时。这些成年人的健康程度也要好过只睡六小时的群体。研究人员叮嘱称，他们既没有发现睡眠不足和饮食不健康之间的联系，也没有直接的证据表明睡眠不足是发胖的罪魁祸首，还是发胖导致的睡眠不足。了解更多内容，请前往FOXNewsHealth.com网站。以上消息来自健康上门服务中心。感谢您收听福克斯新闻，我是Alex Hein.

1 skimping   

v.少用( skimp的现在分词 )；少给；克扣；节省

参考例句：

• Nearly a third of workers are skimping on work to meet personal commitments. 几乎有三分之一的员工仅仅是为了达到自己许下的承诺因而在工作上马虎了事。 来自互联网

2 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。

3 emphasized   

强调( emphasize的过去式和过去分词 )； 加强语气； 重读； 使突出

参考例句：

• His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. 他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。
• Roads and other cultural details may be emphasized in colour. 道路及其它地物细部还可以用颜色予以突出。