新奇事件簿 60歲成為中年標志

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For the past 100 years, people believed middle age to be around 50 years old. This is when we start to grow 'old'. However, new research says we have to change this. A study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS) in Austria and Stony Brook University in New York says middle age now starts at 60 or even 65, or older. Why? The biggest reason is that we are living longer. We are also healthier,we have better diets, we exercise more and we have more money to live a nicer lifestyle. The IIAS said: "Since life expectancies have increased over the past several decades, and are continuing to increase, people once considered 'old' should actually be viewed as more middle aged."

在過去的100年中，人們一直相信中年應該是50歲左右。從這時期開始，我們開始變老。但是，新的研究稱我們應對此進行改變。澳大利亞應用系統(tǒng)分析國際研究所和紐約州立大學石溪分校的研究稱中年應該開始于60或65歲，或是更老一些。為什么？其中最大的原因是我們生活的時間變長了。我們也變得更加健康，我們的飲食更加健康、體育鍛煉有所增強，我們有足夠的資金來過好日子。應用系統(tǒng)分析國際研究所稱：“在過去的十幾年中，人類的壽命正在逐漸增長，目前還在不斷增長，我們曾經認為的“老”應該看成是中年年紀。

The study was not a worldwide one so perhaps not everyone in all countries can say they are middle aged when they are 65. The researchers looked at populations in 39 European countries, so this is good news for Europeans. Britain's National Health Service warned against looking at this study and believing it to be 100 per cent true. It said the researchers did not look at things which could reduce life expectancy: "We don't know whether, for example, they factored in the possible impact of being unable to treat infections because of rising antibiotic resistance, or the increased numbers of people with diabetes due to obesity." It recommended healthy living, eating and exercise as a way to live longer.

這項研究并不是在全球范圍內進行的，所以或許并不是所有國家都認為65歲是中年。研究人員對39個歐洲國家的人口進行了調查，所以這是一個對歐洲人利好的消息。英國國家醫(yī)療服務體系警告稱不要相信這一研究。他們認為研究人員并沒有將減少壽命的因素考慮在內，我們并不清楚他們是否將無法治愈的傳染病也包含在內，無法治愈的原因有抗生素耐藥性的增加，或者是因肥胖而逐漸增加的糖尿病人口數(shù)。該組織還建議進行健康生活，健康飲食，經常鍛煉來維持生命。