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Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely (过早地) even if your body mass
index is within the "normal" range, according to a new study, over 350,000 people across Europe published
Wednesday in the US. magazine, New England Journal of Medicine.
The study provides strong evidence that storing excess (过量的) fat around the waist poses a significant
health risk, even in people not considered to be overweight obese (极肥胖的). It suggests that doctors should
measure a patient's waistline and their hips as well as their body mass index as part of standard health cheeks,
according to the researchers from Imperial College London, the German Institute of Human Nutrition, and other
research institutions across Europe.
Comparing subjects with the same body mass index, the risk of premature death increased in a linear fashion
as the waist circumference increased. The risk of premature death was around double for subjects with a larger
waist (more than 120 cm for men and more then 100 cm for women) compared to subjects with a smaller waist
(less than 80cm for men and less than 65cm for women). Body mass index is commonly used to assess (评估)
if a person is of "normal" weight.
Each 5cm increase in waist circumference increased the mortality risk by 17 percent in men and 13 percent
in women, according to the study.
An increased risk of mortality (死亡率) may be particularly related to storing fat around the waistline because
fatty tissue in this areas secrete (分泌) cytokines (细胞因子), hormones (荷尔蒙) and metabolically (新陈代谢)
active compounds (混合物) that can contribute to the development of chronic (长期的) diseases, particularly
cardiovascular (心脏血管的) diseases and cancers, suggest the authors.
Tobias Pischon, the lead author of the paper, said "The most important result of our study is the finding that
not just being overweight, but also the distribution of body fat affects the risk of premature death of each
individual."
1. According to a new study of over 350,000 people across Europe, a person has more risk of dying prematurely, _____.
A. if his body mass index isn't within normal range
B. if he has a large waistline
C. if his body mass index is within normal range
D. if he overweight
2. Which of the following isn't mentioned as part of standard health checks?
A. weight
B. hip
C. body mass index
D. waistline
3. Which of the following is NOT wrong?
A. Each 5 cm increase in waist circumference increases the same mortality risk in men and women.
B. Body mass index is commonly used to assess (评估) if a person is large waistline.
C. The smaller waistline, the more mortality risk.
D. Large waistline almost doubles risk of dying prematurely.
