挑战直觉：研究称坐公交上班比走路上班更健康_时事

挑战直觉：研究称坐公交上班比走路上班更健康

If you got the bus to work this morning rather than walking, don't feel guilty. A study suggests those who commute by bus or train are healthier than those who walk.

如果你今早不是走路而是坐公交上班的，不用觉得内疚。一项调查显示，乘坐公交和火车通勤的人比走路上班的人更健康。

It isn't clear why but it may be that when the walk to the bus or train station is factored in, those who take public transport are actually getting more exercise.

具体原因还不清楚，不过有可能是因为如果把走到公交或火车车站的路程也算在内，乘坐公共交通工具的人实际得到的锻炼更多。

The counterintuitive finding comes from a study of 6,000 Japanese adults who underwent a battery of health tests and provided information on their commute.

一项针对6000名日本成年人的研究得出了这一有违直觉的结论，这6000人参与了一系列健康测试并提供了有关自己通勤的各项信息。

Those who took the bus or train were deemed to be the fittest – they were the slimmest, had the best blood pressure and were the least likely to have diabetes.

那些乘坐公交或火车通勤的人被认为是最健康的——他们最苗条、血压状况最好并且最不容易得糖尿病。

Importantly, those who took public transport were 40 per cent less likely to be diabetic overall and 26 per cent less likely to be diabetic than the walkers. Those who walked or cycled were next healthiest, while those who drove to work were in the worst shape, the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions meeting in Florida heard.