年過40?你需要了解這些健康跡象
1. Abdominal Bloating
1. 腹脹
Ovarian cancer is a serious issue for women over 40. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately half of all cases occur in women 63 or older.
對於40歲以上的女性而言，卵巢癌這個問題十分嚴重。美國癌症協會的統計表示，大約一半的卵巢癌患者年齡在63歲以上。
Unfortunately, many of the symptoms of this disease-especially in its early stages-are not overt, like bloating and belly pain. Since these same inconveniences can be caused by everything from indigestion to food intolerances, women rarely think they could be the result of something as serious as cancer.
不幸的是，卵巢癌的很多症狀--尤其是卵巢癌早期--並不明顯，比如腹脹和腹痛。因爲這些症狀可能是由於消化不良或食物不耐受所致，所以女性同胞很少會將其聯想到癌症等嚴重疾病。
2. Moodiness
2. 情緒波動
Falling is increasingly common as we age. In fact, fall-related traumatic brain injuries alone account for more than 140,000 emergency department visits among older adults every year in the United States. Some of the cognitive concussion symptoms like confusion, moodiness, and memory problems mimic the natural aging process, so it's not uncommon for both patients and doctors to brush them off.
隨着年齡的增長，跌倒的次數也隨之增加。事實上，美國老年人與跌倒相關的創傷性腦損傷急診案例每年就有14多萬起。困惑、情緒波動和記憶問題等認知腦震盪症狀模仿了自然衰老的過程，所以患者和醫生不歡迎這些症狀也就很常見了。
If you are involved in a fall or any sort of accident and begin to experience fogginess or moodiness, make sure to get yourself checked out by a professional immediately to rule out any serious brain trauma.
如果你跌倒了，或者出了事故，並且開始覺得視線模糊或情緒低落，請務必立刻找專業人士檢查，排除創傷性腦損傷的風險。
3. Unintentional Weight Loss
3. 意料之外的體重減輕
Losing weight is only something to celebrate if you need to shed a few pounds and are actively trying to do so. Otherwise, that unintentional weight loss could be a symptom of something serious, like type 2 diabetes.
如果你需要減肥且正在積極地進行嘗試，體重減輕可是件值得慶祝的事情。但是，意料之外的體重減輕可能是2型糖尿病等疾病的嚴重症狀。
"If you have type 2 diabetes, your body doesn't use insulin effectively, and can't transport the glucose to the cells," according to Sue Cotey, RN and Andrea Harris, RN, nurses with the Cleveland Clinic. "When the glucose doesn't arrive in your cells, your body thinks it's starving and finds a way to compensate. It creates energy by burning fat and muscle at a rapid pace." Hence the unintended weight loss."
"如果你是2型糖尿病患者，你的身體則不能有效使用胰島素，無法將葡萄糖運輸到細胞中，"蘇·蔻蒂（Sue Cotey）註冊營養師和安德里·哈里斯（Andrea Harris）註冊營養師表示，他們也是克利夫蘭診所的護士。"當葡萄糖無法到達組織細胞，你的身體會感到飢餓，並試圖找方法補償。通過快速燃燒脂肪和肌肉，身體產生了能量。所以體重纔會減輕。"
In 2015, the National Diabetes Statistics Report found that adults between 45 and 64 were the most diagnosed age group for diabetes. So if you're losing weight inexplicably, you should't simply look the other way.
2015年，《美國國家糖尿病統計報告》發現：45至64歲的成年人佔糖尿病患者的比例最高。所以如果你的體重莫名其妙地減輕了，千萬不要對其不理不睬。
