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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute.

“It’s not easy being me; when I was born the doctor told my mother, ‘I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway.’”

Rodney might felt bad…but listening to him should make you feel good. Because a new study shows that laughter can produce some of the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim.

The idea that a good guffaw1 might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity2.

To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity3, scientists at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20 minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And they found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually lowered volunteers’ blood pressure. And it altered their appetite hormones4 in the same way that moderate exercise would.

Like a good joke, the study bears repeating. But the results suggest you might make giggling5 part of your fitness routine. So go ahead, LOL(Laughing Out Loud). Or for a full workout, ROTFL(Rolling On The Floor Laughing). But if you’re gonna ROTFLPMP(Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants), think about wearing extra absorbent workout pants.

Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
 


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1 guffaw XyUyr     
n.哄笑；突然的大笑
参考例句：
  • All the boys burst out into a guffaw at the joke.听到这个笑话，男孩子们发出一阵哄笑。
  • As they guffawed loudly,the ticket collector arrived.他们正哈哈大笑的时候，检票员到了。
2 immunity dygyQ     
n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权
参考例句：
  • The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
  • He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
3 hilarity 3dlxT     
n.欢乐；热闹
参考例句：
  • The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声。
  • Wine gives not light hilarity,but noisy merriment.酒不给人以轻松的欢乐，而给人以嚣嚷的狂欢。
4 hormones hormones     
n. 荷尔蒙，激素 名词hormone的复数形式
参考例句：
  • This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body. 这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。
  • The adrenals produce a large per cent of a man's sex hormones. 肾上腺分泌人体的大部分性激素。
5 giggling 2712674ae81ec7e853724ef7e8c53df1     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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