肥胖又有新借口，基因导致啤酒肚？

时间：2007-06-25 07:26:43

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A Beer-gut gene1 that gives fellas flabby tummies has been discovered by scientists.

The medical breakthrough proves that guzzling2 ale is not the only reason why men develop saggy3 stomachs. They can also inherit from their parents a body make-up much more likely to run to fat.

The beer-gut gene was tracked down by Italian experts. They found that men with a particular variant4 of it called DD were twice as likely to get fat. And they are also significantly more likely to put on the pounds around their midriff.

Dr Carol Cooper said: "This sounds like a New Year's gift for all those guys who are tubby round the middle but aren't ready to give up the trips to the boozer. You're stuck with the genes5 you're born with, which could be just the excuse lardy lads who like a drink are looking for."

Dr Pasquale Strazzullo warned the findings might not apply to British men - because the research was based entirely6 on Italians.

　

科学家发现有一种基因会让小伙子们长出松松垮垮的啤酒肚。

医学上的这一突破表明，男人们的啤酒肚并不完全是因为狂饮啤酒而造成的。他们还有可能早就从父母那里继承了易发胖的体形。

啤酒肚基因是由意大利专家发现的。他们发现，体内携带一种被称作DD的特殊基因变体的男子发胖的几率是常人的两倍。而且值得注意的是，这些人发胖的部位更有可能是腰腹部。

卡罗尔·库珀医生说："对于那些'腰挂游泳圈'却又不肯停止饮酒的男士来说，这一发现听起来是不错的新年礼物。贪杯的胖小伙们一定乐意把天生有肥胖基因看成是很好的借口。"

而珀斯夸尔医生则警告说，该研究结果也许并不适用于英国男士--因为调查完全是在意大利人中进行的。

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1 gene WgKxx     
n.遗传因子，基因
参考例句：
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
2 guzzling 20d7a51423fd709ed7efe548e2e4e9c7     
v.狂吃暴饮，大吃大喝( guzzle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The kids seem to be guzzling soft drinks all day. 孩子们似乎整天都在猛喝汽水。
  • He's been guzzling beer all evening. 整个晚上他都在狂饮啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 saggy 96547b92ed2ac7e45f08007f5ddb0c28     
松懈的，下垂的
参考例句：
  • Daisy: Would you still love me if I were old and saggy? 当我的皮肤变得又老又松弛时，你还会爱我吗？
  • My darling, if my breasts were saggy, would you still love me? 这是女人最担心的一个问题。
4 variant GfuzRt     
adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体
参考例句：
  • We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
  • In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。
5 genes 01914f8eac35d7e14afa065217edd8c0     
n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
6 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

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