一直以来人们认为腹部肥胖非常不利于心脏健康，但如今一项最新研究证明，腹部肥胖还可能对人的大脑有害。
这项来自英国的研究发现，和拥有健康体重的人相比，肥胖及腰臀比高(衡量腹部肥胖程度)的人平均所拥有的脑容量要稍微小一些。
更准确地说，腹部肥胖和更少的脑灰质有关，脑灰质是含有神经细胞的脑组织。
该研究报告的第一作者马克·哈默尔教授在一项声明中指出，脑容量更小，和记忆衰退以及痴呆的风险增加有关联。
腹部脂肪是堆积在腹腔内部深处的脂肪，先前的一些研究也发现了腹部脂肪或高腰臀比和脑容量小之间的关联，但是那些研究规模都比较小，而且也没有考虑身体质量指数和腰臀比的混合效应。
在这项新研究中，研究人员测量了9600多名参与者的身体质量指数、腰臀比和他们的脑容量，这一发现依旧成立。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 腹部 | fù bù | abdomen / belly / flank |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat; obese |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 利于 | lì yú | to be beneficial to; to be conducive to |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 项 | xiàng | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research / a study |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 大脑 | dà nǎo | brain / cerebrum |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | destructive / harmful / damaging |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK); Britain |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 体重 | tǐ zhòng | body weight |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 及 | jí | and |
| 腰臀 | yāo tún | waist-to-hip |
| 比 | bǐ | ratio |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh / to examine / to consider |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average |
| 所 | suǒ | particle introducing a relative clause or passive |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain / mind / head / essence |
| 容量 | róng liàng | capacity / volume / quantitative (science) |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 准确 | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 少 | shǎo | few / less |
| 脑灰质 | nǎo huī zhì | gray matter; brain tissue containing nerve cells |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with / to relate to / to concern |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 含有 | hán yǒu | to contain |
| 神经 | shén jīng | nerve / mental state / nutjob |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | (biology) tissue |
| 该 | gāi | that / the above-mentioned |
| 报告 | bào gào | report / speech / talk / lecture |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer |
| 马克·哈默尔 | Mǎ kè Hā mò ěr | Mark Hamer; a personal name |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 声明 | shēng míng | statement / declaration |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at or to / to indicate or refer to |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 记忆 | jì yì | memory |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 痴呆 | chī dāi | (medicine) dementia |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 关联 | guān lián | relationship; connection |
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) |
| 堆积 | duī jī | to pile up / to heap |
| 腹腔 | fù qiāng | abdominal cavity |
| 内部 | nèi bù | interior / inside (part, section) |
| 深处 | shēn chù | abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 规模 | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over / to consider |
| 身体质量指数 | shēn tǐ zhì liàng zhǐ shù | body mass index (BMI) |
| 混合 | hùn hé | hybrid; composite |
| 效应 | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 测量 | cè liáng | to measure / to gauge / to determine |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 名 | míng | classifier for people |
| 参与者 | cān yù zhě | participant |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before; still |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water |