专家称高个子更易患癌症?

　　New research revealed last week that taller people are at an increased risk of cancer.

　　据一份在上周所公布的研究报告称，个子较高的人罹患癌症的风险也比较高。

　　What other aspects of your health could be affected by your height?

　　除此以外，还有那些健康的方面的情况是受身高的影响呢？

　　BLOOD CLOTS AND DVT

　　血液凝块和深静脉血栓

　　Men who are tall and obese have a greater risk of potentially fatal blood clots, according to a team of researchers at the University of Tromso in Norway.

　　挪威的特罗姆瑟大学的研究者团队表示，身材高大并且肥胖的男性具有更高的危险有可能会出现血液凝块的情况。

　　The study found venous thrombo-embolism — a potentially fatal blood clot in the lung often triggered by a blood clot in the leg — was 2.57 times higher in men 6ft or over.

　　这项研究发现，血栓——这种足以致命的血液凝块通常高发于肺部，而升高在6英尺以上的男性出现血栓的风险则高出了2.57倍。

　　One theory is that blood must be pumped a longer distance in tall people, which may cause reduced flow in the legs and thereby raise the risk of clotting.

　　有一种理论认为，血液在身材高大的人的体内被运送的距离更为远，蔗园有可能引起腿部的血液流量减少，从此提高了血液领快的危险。

　　‘Taller people tend to have larger muscle mass and it may be that the speed of blood flowing into the muscle mass is therefore slower. This could lead to clots,’ says Aaron Sweeney, a consultant vascular surgeon at Lewisham Hospital.

　　刘易舍姆医院的血管外科医生Aaron Sweeney说：“高个子的人肌肉组织更为硕大，也许正因如此，血液在肌肉中的流速会降低。这这将有可能造成凝块现象。”

　　Another possible connection is that taller people tend to weigh more — and increased weight, particularly in those who are obese, puts extra pressure on the legs and calves, and so reduces blood flow.

　　另一种有可能的联系则是，高个子的人体重也更重，那些增加的体重，特别是对于体重超标的人来说，会给大腿和小腿增加额外的压力，这也会减少血液的流量。