First Comes Love, then Comes Obesity？.pdfVIP

FirstComesLove，thenComesObesity? ByBonnieRochman陈 鹏 选注 选【注者言】当新人们在婚礼上发誓 “无论疾病还是健康……”时，他 们也许并没有意识到体重和幸福的婚姻有密切的关系：新的研究发 现在结婚后的短短几年中，和未婚男女相比，婚姻人群的身体肥胖几 率要高出两倍。这大概是生活习惯相近的缘故 。 ItSfull-on wedding season，butanyoneabouttopledgetO haveand toholdshouldpay closerattention tothebitabout “in sicknessand in health．”New research showsthatwithin afew shortyearsofgetting hitched~，married individualsaretwiceas likelytobecomeobeseasarepeoplewhoaremerelydating．The study，publishedintheJulyissueofObesity，setouttodetermine how romanticrelationshipsaffectthetell—no-liesnumberonthescale． Researcherstrackedchangesoverahandfulofyearsintheweight andrelationshipstatusof6，949individuals，andtheirfindingsdon’t bodewellfo commitment．Notonlyaremarriedpeoplemorelikely Toooften，farmerslimitproductivitybymanagingfieldsuniforml9 ， saysFrederikJung-Rothenhfiusler，headofproductdevelopmentat thefirm’SheadquartersinBrnadenburganderHave1．Thecompany’S data，whichcoverbothEuropeandtheAmericas，breakfieldproduc～ tivitydownintopatchesjustfivemetressquare． Norneedtheboon@ ofprecisionfarmingberestrictedtOrich countries．InAfrica，wheremanysoilshavebecomebadlydepleted o nutrients，betterfertilisermanagementwouldgo3 longway． Asaconsequence．theW orldAgroforestryCentrein Nairobihas beguncataloguing@ theradiation signature--andthusagricultural potential-- ofabout100．000 samplesofAfrican soils．ItiSgiving thisdetailed information to theInternationalCentreforTropical Agriculture，basedinColombia，SOthatitcanbuildadatabasecalled theDigitalSoilMap．Whenready，thiswillprovidefarmerswith freeforecasts，developedwithregularlyupdatedsatelliteimagerya， acrossfarmland in 42 African countries．Fora hunger—ravaged~a continent，thatisgoodnewsindeed． (From TheEconomist)(选注者单位 ：上海电力学院) 2009年第 12期 总第 348期 tobecomeobesethant