时差N小时 前列腺问题

What about some of this tofu salad?

来点豆腐沙拉怎么样呢？

Why are you pushing soy food on me?

你为什么要让我吃大豆食品呢？

Because it turns out thatthere is yet another benefit to consuming soy, and this benefit is for men specifically.

因为事实证明，食用大豆还有另外一个好处，特别对于男性来说。

When digested, soycreates a molecule¹ called equol, which blocks the male hormone² dihydrotestosterone, otherwise known as DHT.

当被消化后，大豆会产生一种叫做雌马酚的分子。这种分子能够阻碍雄性激素二氢睾酮，或者称为双氢睾丸酮。

Testosterone does serve important functions, but DHT is not so desirable, considering itsinvolvement in prostate cancer.

睾酮发挥着重要的作用，但是双氢睾丸酮却不令人满意，因为它与前列腺癌有着紧密的联系。

The pharmaceutical³ industry has focused a lot ofenergy into developing drugs to do what soy does naturally.

医药工业投入了大量的精力来研发与有着大豆自然功能的药物。

Except the problem is that the drugs createdto fight prostate cancer don't just affect DHT, but they affect testosterone too.

但问题是治疗前列腺癌的药物不仅影响双氢睾丸酮，也同样会影响睾酮。

These drugs inhibit⁴ testosterone from converting into DHT.

这些药物能够抑制睾酮转变为二氢睾酮。

In doing so, they not only reduce theharmful effects of male hormones⁵, but they reduce the beneficial effects of these hormones too.

胆这样做的同时，它们不仅减少了雄性激素的有害影响，也降低了这些激素的有利影响。

Common side effects of these drugs include reduced libido⁶, impotence, decrease in musclestrength, and an increased risk of osteoporosis.

这些药物常见的副作用包括性欲减退，阳萎，肌肉强度下降，以及骨质疏松症的风险增加。

What's so promising⁷ about soy is that itdoesn't prevent the conversion⁸ of testosterone into DHT, but instead blocks DHT from functioning onceit's made.

给人以希望的是尽管大豆不能阻止睾酮转变为二氢睾酮，可是一旦其形成，大豆就可以阻止它发挥作用。

The result is that soy prevents DHT from doing its damage without blocking the beneficial effects of malehormones.

其结果是大豆在不阻碍雄性激素有利影响的情况下也能阻止双氢睾丸酮的破坏。

Scientists think that because of its effects on DHT, soy may prove beneficial in treating otherconditions associated with DHT, such as male pattern baldness.

科学家认为，鉴于对二氢睾酮的影响，大豆可能在治疗其它与二氢睾酮有关的疾病上也能发挥有益作用，例如男性秃顶。

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 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。

4 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。

5 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。

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。