立秋關注骨骼健康 避免骨折有訣竅
英國有關機構向國名提出了這樣一個建議：每天花二十分鐘曬曬太陽，這樣有益於保護骨骼。
There are fears that rising numbers of elderly people are suffering fractures because their bones have become weak due to a lack of vitamin D.
關於老年人骨骼健康的擔憂日趨加重，由於缺乏維生素D，他們的骨骼變得越來越脆弱，這樣很容易誘發出現骨折的情況。
Now a report by a group of MPs is recommending that everyone spends ten minutes in the sun without protection once or twice a day during late spring and summer.
如今，英國議會有一組人向公衆發出了這樣一個倡議，建議每人每天在不適用防曬產品的前提下，在日光下待上十分鐘，在晚春和夏季可以每天這樣進行一到兩次。
The advice goes against major public health campaigns that have urged people to stay out of the sun during the middle of day in summer and apply sun cream.
這樣的建議與大衆健身所發出的呼籲有所衝突，後者要求人們在一天的中午時分儘量避免日光的直接照射，並且要塗抹防曬霜。
But the All-Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group warns that if people are completely avoiding the sunlight when it is strongest they risk not getting enough vitamin D.
不過，多黨派的骨質疏鬆小組警告稱，加入人們完全避免了烈日當頭時陽光的照射，他們或將有缺乏維生素D的危險。
Elderly people in care homes or hospital are at particular risk of vitamin D deficiency as they are often immobile and cannot get outside, according to the report.
這項報告稱，在護理員或者醫院中的老年人缺乏維生素D的可能尤爲突出，因爲他們長時間就做不動，或者腿腳不便，不能常常到室外。
For this reason, it is crucial doctors and carers ensure they have a nutritious diet and are given vitamin D supplements to protect their bones, it adds.
出於這樣的緣故，醫生和護理人員就必須保證老年人們的飲食健康，並且主動補充維生素D來保護和強健他們的骨骼，
Britain has one of the highest rates of hip fractures in the EU – up to 75,000 each year.
英國是整個歐洲國家中出現髖部骨折病例最多的國家，每年大概會發生75000起。
This figure has risen by almost a fifth in the past decade and the vast majority occur among the elderly. As the injury is so debilitating, many will never recover and a third die within a year.
這樣的情況在過去十年中增加了近五分之一，受傷的絕大多數都是老年人。因爲這樣的傷害非常嚴重，許多人都無法痊癒，一年之內的死亡率是三分之一。
The report warns that fractures caused by weakened bones and osteoporosis are now a 'major public health concern'.
這項報告警告到，骨質脆弱和骨質疏鬆是引發骨折的主要原因，現在已經上升到了公共衛生健康的重要議題程度。
But it points out there are simple steps people can take throughout their lives to keep bones strong.
不過報告也指出，一些簡單的步驟便可幫助人們在生活中保持骨骼的強健。
Everyone should spend ten minutes once or twice a day in the sun from May to September without sun cream, making sure their arms and face are fully exposed, the report says.
在每年的五月份到九月份之間，每個人每天都應該都應該曬曬太陽，每次十分鐘，每天一到兩次，並且是在不搽防曬霜的情況之下，讓四肢充分的暴露在陽光之中。
They should also do 20 minutes of 'weight-bearing exercise' three or four times a week.
此外，還需要做二十分鐘左右的負重身體鍛鍊，頻率大概是每週三到四次。
It urges people to eat a healthy, balanced diet, rich in calcium and vitamin D, avoid smoking and only drink alcohol in moderation.
報告還提醒人們，要注意飲食健康，均衡的攝取營養，特別是富含維生素D的食物，同時避免吸菸，飲酒也要適量。
