VOA慢速英语 骨质疏松症增加骨折风险

　　Walking places the full weight of your body on your bones. It also has other good effects. It raises the levels of chemicals in the brain known as endorphins. They reduce pain and make you feel happier.

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　　This SCIENCE IN THE NEWS program was written by Jerilyn Watson. Our producer was Brianna Blake. I'm Bob Doughty.

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　　And I'm Barbara Klein. Join us again next week for more news about science in Special English on the Voice of America.

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　　A fifty-five year-old American woman named Jill went skiing several years ago. Although she was a good skier, she fell on a difficult hill. She attempted to get up, but could not move one leg. She was taken to a hospital, where doctors found she had broken a bone in her upper leg. And there was another discovery in the hospital. She had osteoporosis.

　　一位名叫Jill的55岁妇女几年前去滑雪。虽然她是一名滑雪高手，还是摔到了险峻的高山上。她试图站起来，但是一条腿不能移动了。之后她被送往医院，医生发现她的腿上方一条骨头骨折。在医院，他们还发现，她患有骨质疏松症。

　　Osteoporosis can make it hard for a person to stand up straight if the disease is untreated for a long time. When it has progressed very far, walking can be difficult. Severe osteoporosis in older adults can take away their independence.

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