这些“坏”习惯你可以有

1. Computer Games

玩电脑游戏

Researchers have found that computer games can improve children’s hand-eye coordination, their grip on science, even their IQ.

研究者发现，打游戏可以改善孩子们的手眼协调能力，增强他们对科学的兴趣，甚至还能提高他们的智商。

A British study of 700 children found that simulation games developed children's strategic thinking and planning skills. And researchers from the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta suggest that computer games can be a great way to explain physics concepts.

英国的一项研究，在调查了700个儿童后发现，玩模拟游戏可以开发孩子的战略思考能力和制定计划的能力。另一项来自亚伯达大学计算机科学学院的研究显示，电脑游戏可以很好的解释物理概念。

2. Listening to Loud Music

大声听音乐

There's scientific evidence that the greater the music's intensity, the more pleasure it brings, according to research from Britain's University of Manchester. It has to do with the vestibular system, which is responsible for balance; when sound waves set it off, it sends a positive message to the brain.

根据英国曼彻斯特大学的研究，现在已经有科学证据表明，音乐的强度越大，听音乐的人就会越快乐。这与大脑中负责平衡的迷路系统有关。因此，当有声波发出后，大脑就会收到一个积极的信号。

3. Pounding the Pavement

跑大街

Running, particularly on roads, has been blamed for wear and tear on the knees, which can lead to osteoarthritis. But a new study shows that those who run regularly are actually less likely to develop the condition than those who don't.

人们一直认为在大街上跑步对膝盖不好，会导致骨关节炎。但有一项新研究发现，那些定期跑步的人比不跑步的人患上骨关节炎的概率要更小一点。

Regular running can also reduce pain. A study at California's Stanford University found that older people engaging in regular exercise reported 25 percent less musculoskeletal pain than did sedentary people.

定期跑步还可以减少疼痛。斯坦福大学的研究发现，定期锻炼的老年人与那些久坐的人相比，肌骨骼疼痛的情况要少四分之一。

4. Dairy — Fat or No-Fat?

乳制品：增肥还是减肥？

A Harvard University study of nearly 19,000 women reported that high intake of low-fat dairy foods was associated with a greater risk of anovulatory infertility (infertility caused by the lack of ovulation), while intake of high-fat dairy foods was associated with a lower risk.

哈佛大学在对19000名女性做研究后发现，与摄入高脂肪的乳制品的女性相比较，大量摄入低脂乳制品的女性患上无排卵性不孕症的概率要大得多。无排卵性不孕症是一种由于排卵减少而引起的不孕症。

In a long-term study of 2,375 men, researchers in Wales found that those who consumed the most dairy were about 60 percent less likely to develop "metabolic syndrome." This is a cluster of symptoms, such as high blood pressure and elevated blood-lipid and glucose levels, that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

另一项来自威尔士，对2375名男性做的长期研究发现，经常食用乳制品的人患代谢症候群的概率要少60%。代谢症候群会使血压、血脂和血糖水平升高，从而引发糖尿病、心脏病和中风。

5. Texting, Not Talking

多发短信少说话

You may see text messages as another nail in the coffin of face-to-face human interaction. But a 2008 survey commissioned by Samsung Telecommunications America, in Dallas, found that 53 percent of teen respondents and 51 percent of parent respondents felt that text messaging improved teen-parent relationships.

你也许觉得发短信是钉上人们面对面交流的棺材的又一颗钉子。但是，美国三星电讯2008年在达拉斯做得一项研究发现，53%的青少年和51%的家长觉得发短信改善了彼此间的关系。

Texting allows kids to stay in touch without feeling that their parents are intruding too much into their lives. It meets that balance between the kids' right to privacy and the parents' wish for connection.

发短信可以使孩子与父母保持交流，但又不会让孩子们感到父母们过多地干涉他们的生活。发短信在孩子们渴望保留隐私和父母们希望彼此沟通之间建立了一种平衡。

6. Caffeine

咖啡因

There's growing evidence that caffeine might actually be good for you. A number of studies have flagged coffee as combatting or delaying the development of Parkinson's disease in men. Although doctors don't prescribe coffee to Parkinson's patients, experts believes caffeine may be helpful to those whose blood pressure drops substantially because of their illness, and sometimes advises these people to drink a caffeinated beverage with their meals.

越来越多的证据显示，咖啡因对人体有好处。一些研究发现，含有咖啡因的咖啡可以抑制或推迟帕金森症的发展。虽然医生不会给帕金森病患者开咖啡作为药物，但是专家认为咖啡因可以降低这些患者的血压。所以，有时候，他们会建议患者饮用含有咖啡因的饮品。

Other studies have suggested that caffeine can help prevent gallstones; may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease; and can enhance athletic performance.

还有的研究证明，咖啡因可以预防胆结石，减少患老年痴呆症的风险，提高运动表现。