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- But for me this was one of the most fascinating pieces of medical data about the Tarahumara
- 在我看来,这是关于塔拉乌马拉人最有趣的医疗数据
- that they are the blood cousins to the Pima of Arizona
- 亚利桑那的皮马人是他们的近亲
- And Pima of Arizona have some of the highest rates of diabetes in the world, I'm sure you've heard about it on the news
- 亚利桑那皮马人的糖尿病患病率是世界最高的,你们在新闻中应该听过
- They had a piece in your times about it not too long ago
- 不久前就有报道提到过
- By the time you're in your 30s as a Pima, you have well over 50% chance of developing diabetes
- 30多岁的皮马人中,超过50%的人都患有糖尿病
- And when you go truly down into the canyons, and look for diabetes among the Tarahumara you don't find it
- 但在铜峡谷中,塔拉乌马拉人却没有糖尿病
- And so can we say that this is genetics
- 这能说是基因原因吗
- No, because their cousins in Arizona have some of the highest rates in the world
- 不能,因为他们的近亲皮马人患病率很高
- So it tells us that this really probably has a lot to do with diet
- 所以说,原因肯定是在饮食上
- So what did they eat
- 他们吃些什么呢
- Very simple, they really are quite vegan in their approach to eating
- 很简单,他们几乎是素食主义者
- They eat the three sisters, las tres hermanas, They eat corn and beans and squash
- 他们吃这“三姊妹”,玉米,豆类,南瓜
- And when we're talking about corn, it's not at all in a processed form
- 玉米并不是我们说的加工后产品
- As a matter fact, their tortillas like the ones that I traded with that woman
- 他们做的玉米薄饼,和那个妇女交换的那种
- They're thick and rich and nutty, and honestly, you eat one of them, you're full
- 做得很稠密很有分量,老实说,吃一个就饱了
- And if you had another one left over, You could use it to scrub the corns off your feet or clean the ring out from your bathtub
- 如果吃剩下一个,可以用它去脚上的鸡眼或用它清洗浴缸死角
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这一讲的医生Daphne Miller,是美国很有名的结合医学普及者,在很多电视节目中讲过健康知识。著有畅销书《丛林效应》。她有一个巴西病人,在美国肥胖、高血压、高血糖等问题都出现,但回到巴西亚马逊河流域,一切复原,回到美国后病症又出现。丛林是否有什么奇妙的效应呢?这一讲,她代领大家环游世界,到墨西哥铜峡谷、希腊克里特、北国冰岛、西非喀麦隆、日本冲绳岛等地,寻找各种传统饮食和传统文化中的长寿秘诀。
来源:可可英语 http://www.kekenet.com/Article/201611/480103.shtml
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