[雙語新聞]逛街的男人更長(zhǎng)壽？

 

It may come as old news to many women, but it seems a bit of retail therapy really is good for you.
這對(duì)許多女人來說也許不是什么新聞，但是逛街似乎確實(shí)對(duì)人有好處。

A day at the shops can help you live longer, says a study.
一項(xiàng)研究稱，在商店里逛上一天可以讓你更長(zhǎng)壽。

And surprisingly, the benefits are actually greater for men.
令人意外的是，事實(shí)上逛街對(duì)男人的益處更大。

The study even suggests the long-term survival benefits of shopping are better than going to the gym.
該研究還顯示，長(zhǎng)期來看，逛街比健身還更有助于長(zhǎng)壽。

Seeing friends and just people-watching can stave off loneliness and improve psychological health, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
這一發(fā)表在《流行病學(xué)與公共衛(wèi)生雜志》網(wǎng)刊上的研究表明，見見朋友或光是看看路人就可以排遣寂寞，改善心理健康。

It looked at almost 1,850 people aged 65 and over living independently at home in Taiwan, who were asked how often they went shopping.
該研究調(diào)查了臺(tái)灣1850名在家中獨(dú)立生活且年齡在65歲以上的老人，了解他們出去購(gòu)物的頻率。

The researchers then tracked how long each of the participants lived by linking individuals to national death registration data between 1999 and 2008.
研究人員還通過跟進(jìn)1999年到2008年間臺(tái)灣死亡登記資料，了解每位參與者的壽命。

They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less frequently, even after taking account of people’s physical or other health problems.
研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，在將這些人的身體狀況、疾病等因素考慮在內(nèi)的情況下，那些每天都出去購(gòu)物的人比那些不經(jīng)常購(gòu)物的人壽命更長(zhǎng)。

Going to the shops every day cut the chances of a participant dying during the period of the study by more than a quarter compared with those who don’t shop regularly.
在參與調(diào)查的人當(dāng)中，每天都去商店購(gòu)物的人在研究進(jìn)行過程中死亡的幾率比那些不定期購(gòu)物的人要低25％以上。

Older men who frequently popped out to the shops had the best survival record, with a reduction of 28 per cent in their chances of dying, while older women saw slightly less benefit with a 23 per cent cut in dying.
經(jīng)常逛街的老年男性壽命最長(zhǎng)，逛街使他們的死亡率降低了28%。相比而言，逛街對(duì)老年女性的益處則相對(duì)小些，能使她們的死亡率降低23%。

Researchers led by Dr Yu-Hung Chang at the National Health Research Institutes, in Zhunan, Taiwan, accept that those who shopped regularly may have been in better health to begin with.
研究人員承認(rèn)，那些定期購(gòu)物的人也許原本身體就比較好。該研究的領(lǐng)頭人是位于竹南的臺(tái)灣衛(wèi)生研究院的張宇宏（音譯）醫(yī)生。

They said: 'An elder who shops less for food would be at risk of poorer diet quality necessary to maintain health. A vicious cycle that involves limited shopping and poor diet could evolve for elders.'
他們說：“一個(gè)不經(jīng)常外出購(gòu)買食品的老年人，他的膳食質(zhì)量可能無法達(dá)到維持健康所需的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這將造成惡性循環(huán)，一方面不常購(gòu)物導(dǎo)致飲食不良，而飲食不良又會(huì)限制老年人的出行。”

But the study added: ‘In shopping venues, socialising with, or watching others can provide social and mental benefits.
不過研究補(bǔ)充說：“在購(gòu)物場(chǎng)所，和人交談，或是看看其他人也可以豐富社交生活，有益心理健康。

‘Compared with other types of leisure-time physical activity, like formal exercise, which usually requires motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to undertake and maintain.
“其他的休閑體育活動(dòng)，如正規(guī)的鍛煉通常需要?jiǎng)恿Σ拍軋?jiān)持，有時(shí)還需要專業(yè)指導(dǎo)，相比之下，逛街則更容易進(jìn)行，也更容易堅(jiān)持下去。”