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英文阅读资料（一）碳水化合物 Cutting carbohydrates might also cut lifespan by up to four years, according to a new medical study. The peer-reviewed research published in the medical journal The Lancet Public Health suggests low and high-carb diets could shorten life, and diets including some carbs could promote a healthy lifespan. The study analyzed self-reported data from more than 15,400 middle-aged Americans who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. The dietary patterns researchers found were compared against additional studies that included 432,000 people in more than 20 countries. Researchers concluded that people who ate a moderate amount of carbohydrates lived four years longer than those with low-carbohydrate consumption and one year longer than those who ate a lot of carbohydrates. Low-carb diets were defined as less than 40 percent of calories from carbohydrates and high-carb diets were more than 70 percent of calories. Our data suggests that animal-based low carbohydrate diets, which are prevalent in North America and Europe, might be associated with shorter overall life span and should be discouraged. Researchers observed that people who replaced carbohydrates with protein and fat from animals had a higher risk of early death compared to those who replaced carbohydrates with plant-based foods. These findings bring together several strands that have been controversial. Too much and too little carbohydrate can be harmful but what counts most is the type of fat, protein, and carbohydrate. Self-reported data can be flawed, because it relies on the subjects memory. Another limitation of the study: Diets were measured only twice during the 25-year study period, at the start of the study and again six years later. 译文： 一项研究称，低碳水化合物饮食会缩短预期寿命，最长可达4年。 低碳水化合物饮食，曾一度被认为有利于体重减轻，改善心脏代谢风险。 但这项长达25年，超过43万人的研究表明：低碳水化合物饮食会缩减寿命。 这项研究的第一作者Scott Solomon称这项研究是“有史以来对碳水化合物摄入量最全面的研究”（the most comprehensive study of carbohydrate intake）。 该研究分析了参与社区动脉粥样硬化风险研究的1.54万名美国中年人的