In part because this was a study facilitated
部分原因是因為這項研究得到了
By the UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health
加州伯克利分校體重和健康中心的支持
Done by the group there using
這里的研究小組使用了
The National Growth and Health Study
全國成長及健康研究的數據
A sample of over 2000 girls
選擇2000名女孩為研究樣本
Followed longitudinally
對她們進行了縱向研究
And had BMI, psychological stress assessed
測量了她們這一時期的
Throughout that period
BMI指數和心理壓力大小
So you can see here
所以大家可以看到
As Dr. Dow will certainly talk about in his next talk, kind of this
道爾博士會在下面的報告中談到這些內容
These changes that happen in adolescence
這些變化發生在青春期
So what they found was there's an increase overall in weight
研究人員發現女孩的總體體重有所增加
But also that chronic high stress accumulated over the time
這種長期的高壓力在一段時間慢慢積累
Predicted this increase over time
會逐漸導致她們體重增加
So that greater accumulative chronic stress
所以無論黑人女孩還是白人女孩
In both black and white girls
長期的壓力積累起來
Predicted increase in BMI over that 10-year period
導致她們在10年中出現了BMI指數的增長
There was also a stronger effect
而且這種聯系在非洲裔美國女孩身上
In the African American girls
表現得更為明顯
Just in the potential ratio disparities as related to obesity
格蘭德納博士今天結束之前
Certainly relevant to Dr. Grandner's talk towards the end of the day
會講到這個比例之間的差別
So there does seem to a relationship
所以聯系確實存在的
One of the potential mechanisms
而且兩者之間還存在潛在的相互作用機制
And for a stress researcher
作為研究壓力的學者
Kind of some of the tools in our tool belts is stress hormones
我們能夠利用的工具包括測量壓力激素水平
When we think biological factors
這是我們在考慮生物因素時采用的方法
Kind of the one that most often comes to mind
我們經常想到的是
Is the role of cortisol
皮質醇的作用
Cortisol released from the adrenal glands
皮質醇是人在面對壓力時
In response to a stressor
由腎上腺素分泌的一種激素
Has been shown to be linked
已經有證據證明
To increase in adipose deposition, insulin secretion
皮質醇會促進脂肪沉積和胰島素分泌
And Mary Dollman's work so eloquently at UCSF shows
加州大學舊金山分校的瑪麗道爾曼的研究顯示
That it increases motivation
皮質醇會激勵人們食用
For high fat, high sugar foods
高脂肪和高糖分的食物