Whether you’re complimenting your best friend’s unflattering hairdoor “improvising” on the cost of your new designer shoes, we all tell the oddfib from time to time. However, according to research, those little white lies could be more harmful than you think.

 

　　无论你是在恭维你最好朋友那不讨喜的发型，或临时冲动购物买下最新名牌鞋，在这时候我们通常会撒一些古怪的小谎。但是最新的研究显示，即便是那些无害纯洁的小谎言也会带来意想不到的危害。

 

 

　　Lying can generate feelings of stress which are damaging to yourhealth, and a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that when people reduced the amount of lies they told they suffered from less headaches, sore throats and anxiety.

 

　　撒谎会产生压力，而压力会损害你的健康。一项来自圣母大学的研究发现，当人们减少说谎话的次数时，他们就会减少头疼、咽喉疼痛和焦虑的患病次数。