Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of 1 so that customers can reduce the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London 2 in a new
study.
Statins reduce the 3 of unhealthy ”LDL” cholesterol in the blood. A wealth of trial data has proven them to be highly effective at lowering a person’s heart attack 4 .
In a paper published in the American Journal of Cardiology,Dr Darrel Francis and colleagues calculate that the reduction in heart attack risk offered by a statin is 5 to offset the increase in heart attack risk from 6 a cheeseburger and drinking a milkshake.
Dr Francis,from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London,who is the senior author of the study, said:”Statins don’t cut out a11 of the 7 effects of cheeseburgers and French fries.It’s better to avoid fatty food altogether.But we’ve worked out that in terms of your 8 of having a heart attack. Taking a statin can reduce your risk to more or less the same 9 as a fast food meal increases it.” “It’s ironic that people are free to take as many unhealthv condiments in fast food outlets as they 10 , but statins, which are beneficial to heart health, have to be prescribed. It makes sense to make risk-reducing statins available just as easily as the unhealthy condiments that are l 1 free of charge.It would cost less than 5 pence per 1 2 一not much different to a sachet of sugar.” Dr Francis said.
When people engage in risky behaviours like driving or smoking, they’re encouraged to take 13 that lower their risk, 1ike 14 a seatbelt or choosing cigarettes with filters. Taking a statin is a rational way of 1 5 some of the risks of eating a fatty meal.
词汇:
statin/'stæ tIn! n.降胆固醇药物
outlet/'autlit/ n.销售点
cholesterol/ kə'lestərɔl / n.胆固醇
offset /,ɔf'set/ V. 抵消,补偿
cheeseburger/ 'tʃi:z,bə:ɡə / n.芝士汉堡包
milkshake! 'milkʃeik / n.奶昔
condiment /'kɔndimənt]! n .调味品
sachet /'sætʃei / ii .小袋,小包
rational / 'ræʃənəl / adj.合理的
注释:
1. Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs: 句中的could 是一种委婉表达建议的用词,意为“可以”。
2. Imperial College London: 帝国理工学院。该学院于1907 年由城市和行会学校、皇家矿业学校以及皇家科学学院合并组成。学院于2007 年7月正式脱离伦敦大学成为一所独立大学。提供本科和研究生教育,共有四个学院,工程学院、医学院、自然科学院和生命科学院
3. LDL cholesterol: 低密度脂蛋白胆固醇。LDL是low density lipoprotein(低密度脂蛋白)的缩写形式。
4. a wealth of trial data: 大量的试验数据。a wealth of意为“大量的,许多”。
5. American Journal of Cardiology: 美国心脏病学杂志
6. French fries:炸薯条
7.It makes sense...: make sense 意为“说得通,合情合理”。
8. a sachet of sugar: 一小袋糖。快餐店一般备有袋糖,供饮咖啡或热奶的顾客免费取用。
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