雅思阅读训练养狗有利于身体健康.doc

雅思阅读训练：养狗有利于身体健康 小马过河为大家准备了“雅思阅读训练：养狗有利于身体健康件”， 供各位备考雅思的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267 　　Dog-owners lead healthier lives 　　If you want to live a healthier life get a dog, research suggests. 　　The companionship offered by many pets is thought to be good for you, but the benefits of owning a dog outstrip those of cat owners, the study says. 　　A psychologist from Queens University, Belfast, said dog owners tended to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol. 　　Writing in the British Journal of Health Psychology, she says that regular walkies may partly explain the difference. 　　Dr Deborah Wells reviewed dozens of earlier research papers which looked at the health benefits of pet ownership. 　　In some cases, the social support offered by an animal is greater than the support than another human could offer. 　　Dr June McNicholas, Health psychologist 　　She confirmed that pet owners tended in general to be healthier than the average member of the population. 　　However, her research suggested that dog ownership produced more positive influence than cat ownership. 　　As well as lower blood pressure and cholesterol, she said dog-owners suffered fewer minor ailments and serious medical problems. 　　There was also the suggestion that dogs could aid recovery from serious illnesses such as heart attacks, and act as early warning to detect an approaching epileptic seizure. 　　Stress-busting 　　Dr Wells said the precise reason for the benefits was not totally clear. 　　It is possible that dogs can directly promote our well-being by buffering us from stress, one of the major risk factors associated with ill-health. 　　The ownership of a dog can also lead to increases in physical activity and facilitate the development of social contacts, which may enhance both physiological and psychological human health in a more indirect manner. 　　Dr June McNicholas, a health psychologist who has specialised on research into the health effects of pet ownership said that an important reason for t