时差N小时 大豆和前列腺

Yael: Want some soymilk, Don?

雅艾尔：想喝点豆浆吗，唐？

Don: I'll pass, thank you.

唐：不用，谢谢。

Yael: What about some of this tofu salad?

雅艾尔：来点豆腐沙拉怎么样？

Don: Why are you pushing soy foods on me?

唐：为什么你老是向我推荐豆制品？

Yael: Because it turns out that there is yet another benefit to consuming soy, and this benefit is for men specifically. When digested, soy creates a molecule¹ called equol, which blocks the male hormone² dihydrotestosterone, otherwise known as DHT.

雅艾尔：因为事实证明食用豆制品另有益处，对男人更是如此。在消化时，豆类会产生一种雌马酚分子，这种分子会阻碍男性分泌DHT（双氢睾酮激素）。

Don: Hold up there. Why on earth would I want to consume something that will block my precious male hormones³? Aren't those important?

唐：等一下。到底为什么我要吃这种对我宝贵的雄性激素有害的东西？我的性激素难道不重要吗？

Yael: Down boy! Testosterone does serve important functions, but DHT is not so desirable, considering its involvement in prostate cancer. The pharmaceutical⁴ industry has focused a lot of energy into developing drugs that do what soy does naturally. Except the problem is that the drugs created to fight prostate cancer don't just affect DHT, but they affect testosterone too. These drugs inhibit⁵ testosterone from converting into DHT. In doing so, they not only reduce the harmful effects of male hormones, but they reduce the beneficial effects of these hormones too.

雅艾尔：坐下，伙计！睾丸素的功能的确很重要，但考虑到它与前列腺癌有关，DHT就不那么值得拥有了。制药行业集中大量精力投入到开发药品上去，但得到的效果与天然的大豆相差无几。但有一个问题，用来抵抗前列腺癌的药物不仅会影响DHT,还会影响睾丸素。这些药物阻止睾丸素转化为DHT。这样，它们虽然减小了雄性荷尔蒙的有害影响，但也阻碍了这些激素的有益影响。

Common side effects of these drugs include reduced libido⁶, impotence, decrease in muscle strength, and an increased risk of osteoporosis. What's so promising⁷ about soy is that it doesn't prevent the conversion⁸ of testosterone into DHT, but instead blocks DHT from functioning once it's made. The result is that soy prevents DHT from doing its damage without blocking the beneficial effects of male hormones. Scientists think that because of its effects on DHT, soy may prove beneficial in treating other conditions associated with DHT, such as male pattern baldness.

这些药物的副作用通常包括降低性欲，阳痿，肌肉无力，增加骨质疏松的风险。大豆前景那么广阔的原因在于它并不阻碍睾丸素转换为DHT，恰恰相反，它阻碍DHT发挥应有的作用。因此大豆能防止DHT危害人体，同时保证雄性荷尔蒙对人体的有益影响。考虑到大豆对DHT的影响，科学家们认为大豆可能有利于治疗其它与DHT有关的病症，例如男性模式脱发。

Don: On second thought, how about you pass that tofu over this way?

唐：经过重新考虑，你还是把豆腐递到这边来吧。

1 molecule   

n.分子，克分子

参考例句：

• A molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hygrogen and one atom of oxygen.一个水分子是由P妈̬f婘̬ 妈̬成的。
• This gives us the structural formula of the molecule.这种方式给出了分子的结构式。

2 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

3 hormones   

n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式

参考例句：

• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
• The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。

4 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

5 inhibit   

vt.阻止，妨碍，抑制

参考例句：

• Don't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work.不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。
• They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。

6 libido   

n.本能的冲动

参考例句：

• Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido.睡眠不足是导致性欲丧失的一个主要因素。
• Ginseng can increase energy and libido,which can help solve intimacy problems.人参可以增加活力和性欲，从而帮助解决亲密关系的问题。

7 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

8 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。