吃鱼或有助于预防失聪

 　　WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Consumption of two or more servings of fish per week may reduce the risk of hearing loss in women, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.

　　"Acquired hearing loss is a highly prevalent and often disabling chronic¹ health condition," Sharon Curhan of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, who led the study, said in a statement.

　　"Although a decline in hearing is often considered an inevitable² aspect of aging, the identification of several potentially modifiable risk factors has provided new insight into possibilities for prevention or delay of acquired hearing loss."

　　The new study, published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, examined the associations between consumption of total and specific types of fish, long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and self-reported hearing loss in women.

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　　Of the 65,215 women who were followed from 1991 to 2009, 11,606 cases of incident hearing loss were reported.

　　When compared with women who rarely consumed fish, women who consumed two or more servings of fish per week had a 20 percent lower risk of hearing loss, the study found.

　　When examined individually, higher consumption of each specific fish type was inversely³ associated with risk.

　　Higher intake⁴ of long-chain omega-3 PUFA was also inversely associated with risk of hearing loss.

　　"Consumption of any type of fish (tuna, dark fish, light fish, or shellfish) tended to be associated with lower risk," Curhan said.

　　"These findings suggest that diet may be important in the prevention of acquired hearing loss."

1 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

2 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

3 inversely   

adj.相反的

参考例句：

• Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume. 压力随温度成正比例变化，与容积成反比例变化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material. 需要的力度与材料的硬度成反比。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。