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回答题:Late-NightDrinking Coffeeloversbeware.Havingaquick"pick-me-up"cupofcoffeelateinthedaywillinterruptyoursleep.Aswellasbeingastimulant,caffeineinterruptstheflowofmelatonin,thebrainhormonethatsendspeopleintoasleep.
Melatoninlevelsnormallystarttoriseabouttwohoursbeforebedtime.Levelsthenpeakbetween2amand4am,beforefallingagain."It'stheneurohormonethatcontrolsoursleepandtellsourbodywhentosleepandwhentowake,"saysMauriceOhayonoftheStanfordSleepEpidemiologyResearchCenteratStanfordUniversityinCaliforniA.ButresearchersinIsraelhavefoundthatcaffeinatedcoffeehalvesthebody'slevelsofthissleephormone.
LotanShiloandateamattheSapirMedicalCenterinTelAvivUniversityfoundthatsixvolunteerssleptlesswellafteracupofcaffeinatedcoffeethanafterdrinkingthesameamountofdecal.Onaverage,subjectsslept336minutespernightafterdrinkingcaffeinatedcoffee,comparedwith415minutesafterdecal.Theyalsotookhalfanhourtodropoff,twiceaslongasusual.
Inthesecondphaseoftheexperiment,theresearcherswokethevolunteerseverythreehoursandaskedthemtogiveaurinesample.Shilomeasuredconcentrationsofabreakdownproductofmelatonin.Theresultssuggestthatmelatoninconcentrationsincaffeinedrinkerswerehalfthoseindecaldrinkers.InapaperacceptedforpublicationinSleepMedicine,theresearcherssuggestthatcaffeineblocksproductionoftheenzymethatdrivesmelatoninproduction.
Becauseitcantakemanyhourstoeliminatecaffeinefromthebody,Ohayonrecommendsthatcoffeeloversswitchtodecafafterlunch.
Theauthormentions"pick-me-up"toindicatethat A.melatoninlevelsneedtoberaised
B.coffeeisastimulant
C.neurohormonecanwakeusup
D.caffeinecanbalanceourbrainhormone
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