To make the link, Dutch scientists looked at how effective the bodies of nine healthy volunteers were at processing sugar.
荷兰科学家们对九位身体健康的实验者进行调查,看看他们的身体是如何有效的进行糖类转化这一过程的。他们可以从中找到一些关联。
Halving the amount of sleep reduced the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar - known as insulin sensitivity - by up to a quarter.
如果把正常睡眠时间削减一半,那么身体使用胰岛素代谢糖分的能力会下降到25%,这种能力被我们称为“胰岛素敏感度”。