Moderate drink keeps disease away
英语课
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Middle-aged 1 white women drinking alcohol moderately are more likely to stay healthy than nondrinkers, according to a new study from Harvard.
The study has followed about 14,000 mostly white women since 1976.
As a result, compared with teetotalers, those who had 3 to 15 alcoholic 2 drinks weekly in their late 50s were 28 percent higher of being free from physical disability, chronic 3 illness, mental health problems, and cognitive 4 decline at the age of 70.
Even having just one or two drinks per week increased a woman's odds 5 of good health by 11 percent.
However, women should be aware that even moderate drinking has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, said Qi Sun, M.D., a lead author of the study and a nutrition researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health.
These findings don't necessarily apply to men or to nonwhite women. But they reinforced the evidence for the health benefits of moderate drinking.
adj.中年的
- I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
- The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者
- The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
- Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的
- Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
- Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的
- As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
- The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。