​Junk Food and Bad Sleep|远离垃圾睡眠，拥有健康人生

Junk Food and Bad Sleep

远离垃圾睡眠，拥有健康人生

by Jeremy Beacock

Junk sleep can be just as bad for you as junk food.

垃圾睡眠就和垃圾食物一样，对你都不健康。

These days, many teenagers have electronic gadgets in their bedrooms. In the UK, it has been estimated that 95 percent of teenagers have at least a phone, TV, or stereo in their rooms, but most have more. All this equipment is causing a new health problem—junk sleep.

A recent survey showed that these electronic devices often keep teenagers from sleeping. _(1)_ As a result, they usually only got between four and six hours of sleep, which is much less than the eight or nine hours doctors recommend. What's more, many admitted they forgot to turn off their TVs or stereos before going to sleep, _(2)_ Doctors believe that this could become a major problem. Getting enough sleep is very important, especially for teenagers. Lack of sleep leads to bad moods and poor concentration and can even interfere with the proper development of the brain. _(3)_ Several scientific studies show that if people sleep less than they should, their brains do not control their appetites, either, so they tend to eat more. In addition, people tend to eat sugary, high-energy foods to get a quick boost when they feel sleepy. _(4)_

For all these reasons, getting enough sleep is just as important to one's health as exercising and maintaining a balanced diet. Everyone knows that junk food is a bad idea, _(5)_

(A) so to keep in shape, go to bed early and switch off your television before you fall asleep!

(B) According to the survey, 30 percent of the teenagers said that they would stay up late watching TV or talking on the phone.

(C) Furthermore, there seems to be a link between a shortage of sleep and weight gain.

(D) so their sleep was affected by the non-stop noise from those devices.

(E) As a consequence, young and middle-aged people who do not sleep enough have a much higher risk of obesity than those who get plenty of sleep.

     时下许多青少年房间里都会有电器用品。在英国，估计有百分之九十五的青少年房里至少都有电话、电视或音响，但大多数人拥有的则更多。所有这些设备造成了一项新的健康问题――垃圾睡眠。

　　最近一项调查显示这些电器常会妨碍青少年的睡眠。根据这项调查，百分之三十的青少年表示他们会熬夜看电视或讲电话。因此，他们的睡眠时间通常有 4 到 6 个小时，比起医师建议的 8 到 9 小时少了很多。再者，许多人承认他们睡觉前会忘了关电视或是音响，所以这些设备不间断的噪音就会影响到他们的睡眠。医师相信这可能会成为重大的问题。有足够的睡眠是很重要的，尤其是对青少年而言。睡眠不足会造成心情不佳和专注力不足，甚至还会阻碍脑部的适当发展。此外，睡眠不足与体重增加似乎也有所关联。几份科学研究都发现如果人们睡觉的时间比应该要有的时间短，他们的大脑也就无法控制食欲，所以容易吃得比较多。此外，他们往往在爱困时会吃含糖的高能量食品以迅速提升精力。因此，睡眠不足的年轻人或中年人比起那些睡眠充分的人更容易有肥胖的风险。

　　基于以上理由，充分睡眠就跟运动和饮食均衡一样对人体健康都很重要。每个人都知道垃圾食物不好，所以为了维持身体健康，早点上床睡觉，还有在睡前关掉电视吧！

标准答案: 1. (B)2. (D)3. (C)4. (E)5. (A)

For Your Information

垃圾睡眠可能还会带来以下一些常见疾病：

掉发：睡眠质量与头发的健康密切相关。

健忘：睡眠不足容易导致反应迟钝、忘东忘西而出错。

癌症：癌症很有可能仅仅是由于睡眠不健康造成的，好的睡眠是战胜癌症病魔的法宝。

抑郁：情绪低落、经常感到疲倦或缺乏活力、坐立不安、烦躁，这些都是抑郁症的表现。垃圾睡眠会导致精神萎靡、情绪低落、工作质量下降，本来很棘手的事情可能因为没有睡好而更加做不好，做不好就熬夜加班，慢慢就会形成恶性循环。