Passage Two Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. Yoga induces a feeling
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results of studies from Sweden and India. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar.
Dr. R.P. Agrawal, of the SP Medical College, Bikaner, India, and colleagues evaluated the beneficial effects of yoga and meditation in 101 adults with features of metabolic syndrome. In the study, 55 adults received three months of regular yoga including standard postures and Raja Yoga,while the remaining received standard care.
Waist circumference, blood pressure, blood sugar, and triglyceri HDL cholesterol levels were higher in the yoga group as compared joumal Diabetes REsearch and Clinicat Practice.
In the second study, published online December 19 in BioMed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dr. Anette Kjellgren from the University of Karlstad, Sweden and colleagues evaluated the beneficial effects of yoga-like breathing exercises on healthy volunteers.
55 adults were advised to practice "Sudarshan Kriya," which involves cycles of slow, normal and rapid breathing exercises. The exercises were practiced for an hour daily, six days a week for six weeks, while 48 controls were advised to relax in an armchair for I 5 minutes daily.
At the end of the study period, feelings of anxiety, stress and depression were significantly lower and levels of optimism significantly higher in the yoga group compared to the control group, Kjellgren and colleagues report.
Yoga induces a "relaxation response" associated with reduced nervous system activity and a feeling of well-being probably due to an increase in antioxidants(抗氧化剂) and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol(应激激素皮质醇 ), they suggest.
Yoga not only helps in prevention of lifestyle. diseases, but can also be "a powerful adjunct therapy when these diseases anse,” co-investigator Dr. Faahri Saatiglou, from the University of Oslo, told Reuters Health. "We do not emphasize this point enough in our Westem health care."
The studies of yoga from Sweden and India have shown that __
A. yoga will make patients recover more quickly
B. yoga can cure cancer gradually
C. yoga will lead the state of being healthy
D. yoga can keep people optimistic
根据题干信息词studiesofyogafromSwedenandIndia定位到首段第一句。文章首句指出,瑜伽可以使健康的人觉得康乐,还可以彻底改变与代谢综合征相关的临床和生化变化,可见瑜伽可让人保持身体健康,故选C。翻译:(62)瑞典和印度的研究结果显示,瑜伽可以使健康的人觉得康乐,还可以彻底改变与代谢综合征相关的临床和生化变化。代谢综合征是一系列引起心脏疾病的危险因素,例如高血压、肥胖和高血糖等。(63)印度比卡内尔市萨达尔帕特尔医学院的R.P.阿格拉沃尔博士和同事评估了瑜冥想对101名代谢综合征患者的积极影响。在研究中,55名成人定期练习了3个月瑜伽,包括标准姿势和每天进行超觉静坐的珞迦瑜伽,而其余的人则接受常规治疗。阿格拉沃尔博士所在团队的研究报告刊登在了《糖尿病研究和临床实践》杂志上。报告指出,练习瑜伽这一组人的腰围、血压、血糖和甘油三酯明显下降、变“好”.而且高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平要高于进行常规治疗的那一组。12月9,H,《BMC替补医学》杂志在网上公布了第二项研究结果。来自瑞典卡尔斯塔德大学的阿奈特。谢尔格伦博士和同事评估了瑜伽式呼吸练习对健康志愿者的积极影响。55名志愿者被要求进行“净化呼吸法”练习,此呼吸法包括慢速、常速和快速呼吸的循环练习。该练习共进行了6周,每周6天,每天1小时;同时,48个常规组志愿者则被要求每天在扶手椅上放松15分钟。谢尔格伦和同事在报告中指出,研究后期,(64)进行瑜伽练习那组人的焦虑、压力以及失落感明显比对照组要低,乐观程度也明显高于对照组。他们认为,[65)由于抗氧化剂的增加和应激激素皮质醇的降低,瑜伽引起的“放松反应”能够减少神经系统的活动性,使人感到安康。华瑞‘萨提葛洛博士是奥斯陆大学的舍作研究员。他对路透社健康新闻专栏表示,瑜伽不仅能帮助我们预防生活方式病,而且[66)还是“疾病出现时的一种有效的辅助性疗法;在西方的健康保健中,我们对这一点强调得还不够”。