購物或許有益健康

Shopping may improve health 購物或許有益健康

Shopping prolongs life, at least for the over 65s in Taiwan, according to research.
根據研究，購物延長壽命，至少對65歲以上的台灣人是這樣。
Even after adjusting for factors like physical and mental infirmity, men and women who shopped daily lived longer than those who shunned retail therapy, say scientists.
科學家說，即使是在調整身心虛弱等因素之後，每天購物的男女活得比避免零售治療的人久。
Shopping may provide companionship, exercise and an opportunity to maintain a healthy diet, they report in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
他們在《流行病學與社區健康期刊》報導，購物或許能提供友誼、運動以及維持健康飲食的機會。
A leading UK expert said the findings "made sense" since shopping involves physical activity, social interaction and keeping mentally active.
英國一名知名專家說，這項發現「有道理」，因為購物牽涉到身體活動、社會互動與保持精神活躍。
In the study, published online in the academic journal, researchers led by Dr Yu-Hung Chang of the Institute of Population Health Sciences, Taiwan, studied nearly 2,000 men and women aged 65 and over who lived independently in their own homes. They found those who shopped regularly lived longer than those who shopped just once a week or less, even after adjusting for factors such as physical limitations and cognitive decline.
在刊登於此份學術期刊的這項研究中，台灣群體健康科學研究所的張毓宏教授領導的研究人員，研究近2000名65歲以上獨立生活的男女。他們發現，即使是在調整身體限制與認知下降等因素之後，規律購物的人，活得比一週購物一次以下的人久。