兒童好消息：醫師建議多玩樂

兒童好消息：醫師建議多玩樂
Good news for kids：Doctors advise more play

Doctors may soon have a prescription for health that even kids will like: more playtime.
也許不久之後，醫師會開出一道連小孩子也喜歡的健康藥方：多一些娛樂時間。

European and international health experts say a new study makes the most convincing case yet for the benefits of children being active.
歐洲與國際的保健專家表示，一項新的研究為兒童的活潑好動提供最具說服力的論點。

They say the research may lead to new guidelines saying youngsters between ages 5 and 16 need to be active up to 1½ hours a day.
專家說，該研究也許會導出 新的方針，即5歲至16歲的孩子每天需要1.5小時的玩樂時間。

For some parents, that might be accomplished simply by showing their children the door.
對某些家長而言，僅僅是讓子女走出家門，也許就能做到這一點了。

“Just making sure children play outside will double the amount of physical activity they get,” said Dr. Lars Bo Andersen, lead author of the research published in the medical journal Lancet.
醫學期刊《刺胳針》刊載的這項研究報告的主要撰稿人安德森博士說：「只要確定孩子到外頭玩就行了，這會讓他們的活動量增加一倍。」

Experts said the study doesn't mean children need to be on treadmills or in soccer leagues — they just need to be able to run around and play physically, even for short bursts of time.
專家說，這項研究並不是指兒童必須踏上跑步機運動或加入足球聯盟—他們只要跑來跑去、從事體能性質的遊戲即可，甚至一小段時間也行。

The more active children had healthier numbers for blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin.
愈活潑的兒童，其血壓、膽固醇和胰島素的數字就愈健康。


多學一點點
prescription：名詞，藥方、處方。
accomplish：動詞，完成、實現。
activity：名詞，活動、行動、活躍。He once engaged in anti-government activity. 他一度從事反政府活動。

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