经济学家抛出惊人结论：经济萧条有利减肥有益健康_BEC初级作文

经济学家抛出惊人结论：经济萧条有利减肥有益健康

The scientists from the University of Alcalá, in Madrid, also discovered that when Cubans put the weight back on, cases of diabetes surged again.

马德里的阿尔卡拉大学的科学家还发现，古巴人体重回升后，糖尿病的发病率又再度猛增。

The researchers concluded that the Cuban crisis could have lessons Britain.

研究人员得出结论说，英国可以从古巴危机中吸取教训。

They suggested that an average weight loss of just eleven pounds across the UK could cut deaths from heart disease by a third while the mortality rate of type 2 diabetes, the form of the condition related to obesity, could also be halved.

他们指出，英国人口平均体重只需减少11磅，死于心脏病的人数就能减少三分之一，与肥胖有关的Ⅱ型糖尿病造成的死亡率也可以减半。

Whole population trends in food consumption and transport policies linked to physical activity could reduce the burden of two major illnesses, said the researchers.

研究人员称，全体民众食物摄入量的减少以及和体力活动有关的交通政策可以降低这两大疾病的负担。

"During the deepest period of the economic crisis in Cuba, from 1991 to 1995, food was scarce and access to gas was greatly reduced, virtually eliminating motorised transport and causing the industrial and agricultural sectors to shift to manual intensive labour,” said Prof Manuel Franco, who led the international team of researchers from Spain, Cuba and the United States.