怎样有效预防糖尿病?

　　The pancreas is the organ that helps the body regulate blood sugar. So it’s a vicious cycle,Robertson said, and the cause is still unknown. Robertson is investigating the possibility that diabetes might be triggered, in part, by an accumulation of toxic molecules in the body – what’s called oxidative stress.

　　胰腺是帮助身体调整血糖水平的器官，因此，罗伯逊说，这是一个恶性循环，但糖尿病的病因我们仍不清楚。罗伯逊在对糖尿病在某种程度上可能会被体内一种毒性分子的堆积触发的问题进行研究，这种毒性分子的堆积被称为氧化应激。

　　Robertson: Oxidative stress is an accumulation of molecules that comes about because of chemical reactions, or stuff we ingest, things that get in our body. These can get inside the cells and really wreak havoc.

　　Dr. Robertson is researching a molecule called antioxidants which might protect cells against damage from oxidative stress.

　　罗伯逊：氧化应激是一种由化学反应或我们摄取的东西——即被我们身体吸收的物质——造成的毒性分子堆积。这些毒性分子会进入细胞内并造成严重破坏。

　　罗伯逊医生正在研究一种被称为抗氧化剂的分子，这种分子可能会保护细胞不受氧化应激的破坏。