脱口秀演员的糟心事分享，往往能让人忍俊不禁，甚至身心受益，一项研究表明：笑能产生与运动健身一样的健康益处。这项令人兴奋的发现发表在《美国实验生物学学会联合会杂志》（The FASEB Journal）上。
“大笑一场对身体有益”的观点在1970年代就开始出现，从那时起，欢快的笑就被证明可以减轻压力，甚至提高免疫力。
为了继续收集笑对健康的益处，美国洛马林达大学（Loma Linda University）的科学家让受试者观看了一段20分钟的搞笑电影或脱口秀。研究人员发现，轻松喜剧带来的笑声实际上降低了受试者的血压，而且改变了他们的食欲激素，就像适度运动带来的效果一样。
就像一个优秀的段子一样，这项研究值得重复。研究结果还表明，你可以……[查看全文]
Laughing Proves As Effective As Exercise
Rodney mighta felt bad…but he should make you feel good, because a new study shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented on The FASEB Journal.The idea that a good guffaw might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity.To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity, scientists at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20 minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And the researchers found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually lowered volunteers' blood pressure. And it altered their appetite hormones in the same way that moderate exercise would.Like a good joke, the study bears repeating. But the results suggest you might...[full transcript]
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