两位博士据此假设身体虚弱消瘦体质是因为营养不良,消瘦体质存活率很高,计入母亲营养不良所致。
Fetuses carried by well-nourished mothers do not, as it were, anticipate the risk ofmalnutrition, and thus respond to it less well.
福伦斯特博士研究营养充足的母亲则不像营养不良的母亲那么易导致孩子营养不良,孩子也就不容易得消瘦症了。
That suggests fetal programming is a real phenomenon.
这些研究证明胎儿计划确实存在。
But can it help explain obesity, diabetes and so on?
但它能否解释肥胖,糖尿病等病症呢?
To investigate this, the two researchers then offered their volunteers foods that were eitherhigh in protein and low in fat, or low in protein and high in fatbut which, crucially, tastedthe same, so that they did not know what they were eating.
为了研究这个问题,两位博士又给志愿者食用高蛋白低脂肪或者低蛋白高脂肪的食物,关键的是味道一样,志愿者就不知道自己吃的是什么了。
They found that those who had survived marasmus ate differently from those who hadsurvived kwashiorkor.
他们发现得过消瘦症的人与得过夸希奥科病的人吃的不一样。
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