Though the study didn't look at potential mechanisms linking visceral fat and brain shrinkage, one hypothesis is that this type of fat is thought to produce inflammatory substances that may play a role in brain atrophy, the researchers said.
研究人员说,虽然本研究没有探索内脏脂肪和脑部萎缩关联的潜在作用机制,但是有一项假说认为这种脂肪据说会产生炎症物质,可能会导致脑萎缩。
hypothesis[haɪ'pɑθəsɪs]: n. 假设
inflammatory[ɪn'flæmə'tɔri]: adj. 炎症性的
atrophy['ætrəfi]: n. 萎缩,萎缩症
Dr. Gayatri Devi, a neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, who was not involved with the study, agreed with the findings. "Brain gray matter shrinkage...seems to be associated with obesity and with increased visceral fat,” she said.
未参与该研究的纽约勒诺克斯山医院神经学家嘉亚特里·德维医生表示认同这一发现。她说:“脑灰质的萎缩似乎和肥胖以及内脏脂肪增多有关联。”
"All this goes to show that good general health is very important for good brain health," Devi told Live Science.
德维告诉趣味科学网说:“这些都表明了良好的总体健康对良好的脑部健康十分重要。”
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