中年發福竟然與開車上班有關
Choosing an active way to get to work could make a big difference in how much weight creeps on in middle age, a large U.K. study suggests.
英國一家大型調查機構近日表示，選擇一種積極的方式上班，也許對中年時期悄悄出現的發福有很大的影響。
studying tens of thousands of commuters over age 40, researchers found that people who drove to work weighed more and had a higher percentage of body fat than those who got to work by walking, biking or public transportation.
在研究了成千上萬名40多歲的乘客之後，研究人員發現，開車上班的人體重更重，體脂比也比那些步行、騎自行車或者使用公共交通系統上班的人高。
Those who commuted by bicycle were the leanest of all, but even taking the train was linked to lower body weight and body fat, the authors report in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
作者在醫學雜誌《柳葉刀》的糖尿病和內分泌學上指出，那些騎自行車上班的人是所有人裏最苗條的，但是即便乘火車，也會使得體重更輕，體脂更低。
"We know that exercise protects against obesity and chronic Diseases. However, we all struggle to fit enough of it into our busy lives," said lead author Ellen Flint of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
倫敦衛生和熱帶醫學學院首席作者Ellen Flint說道：“我們知道，鍛鍊可以預防肥胖和慢性疾病。然而，我們都在努力在匆忙的生活中給身體鍛鍊留下一席之地。”
"This study shows that people who manage to build physical activity into their daily commute have significantly lower body weight and healthier body composition than those who commute by car," Flint told Reuters Health by email.
Flint通過電子郵件告訴路透健康：“這項研究表明，比起開車的人，那些試圖在日常交通中融入體力活動的人，擁有較顯著的輕體重和更健康的身體構成。
In the U.S., about one third of adults are obese and no more than about 18 percent commute to work by walking or biking, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Car travel was the most common method of commuting, with 64 percent of men and 61 percent of women reporting they drove for all or part of their commutes.
跟據疾控中心數據顯示，在美國，大約有三分之一的成年人都肥胖，其中約18%的人選擇步行或者騎自行車上班。開車是最常見的通勤方法，64%的男性和61%的女性表示，他們全部或者部分依靠私家車上下班。
Men and women who commuted to work by any means other than driving had lower body fat percentage and BMI compared to adults who commuted by car, researchers found.
研究人員發現，任何不開車上班的男性或者女性，體脂比和身高體重比都比開車上班的人低。
Even after accounting for a wide range of characteristics and lifestyle information about the participants, active commuting methods were linked to lower body weight and body fat.
即便在考慮到參與者的個性和生活方式信息之後，積極的通勤方式仍和低體重、低脂有關。
