Forget glugging countless glasses of water or getting your beauty sleep. The secret of looking young is simply to stay out of the sun.
別再熱衷于瘋狂飲水和睡美容覺了。青春常駐的秘訣其實只有一個：遠離陽光。

A study of hundreds of women has revealed that those who avoided the sun’s rays looked up to 20 years younger than they actually are.
在對數(shù)百名女士進行調(diào)查后，一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：那些遠離太陽輻射的女性看起來會比實際年齡年輕二十歲。

However, other supposed rules for a youthful complexion, from drinking lots of water to sleeping well and exercising regularly, failed to hold back the hands of time.
而人們公認的其他保持青春容顏的法則，比如多喝水，睡美容覺，定期鍛煉，卻并不能阻止無情的歲月在臉上留下痕跡。

Only keeping out of the sun, and wearing sunscreen when this wasn’t possible, made a difference, the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual conference will hear today.
美國皮膚科學(xué)會的年會將公布這一發(fā)現(xiàn)：只有遠離日光，或者在不得不接受日曬時涂防曬霜，才能和歲月抵抗幾個回合。

The intriguing finding comes from a study of 231 women of all ages who were quizzed about their lives, including whether they were sun-worshippers.
這項有趣的發(fā)現(xiàn)來自對231名各個年齡層女性的研究。研究人員對她們的生活習(xí)慣進行問卷調(diào)查，包括她們是否喜歡曬太陽。

When researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in the US - commissioned by skincare firm Olay - guessed how old the women were, they found those who took care in the sun tended to have aged more slowly.
隨后，受護膚品公司玉蘭油的委托，美國麻省總醫(yī)院的研究人員對這些女性的年齡進行估算，發(fā)現(xiàn)采取防曬措施的女性衰老速度更慢。

A lucky four had so few wrinkles and age spots, and such a glowing complexion, that they appeared to be a full two decades younger than they really were.
其中四名女性幾乎沒有任何皺紋和老年斑，容光煥發(fā)，以至于她們看起來比實際年齡整整年輕了二十歲。

Researcher Dr Alexa Kimball, a professor of dermatology, said the popular perception that we drink lots of water to stay healthy is a myth and the body is ‘pretty good’ at judging how much we need.
研究人員亞歷克斯·金博博士是一位皮膚科教授，她稱，多喝水能保持健康的流行觀點是無稽之談，我們的身體能準(zhǔn)確判斷所需的飲水量。

Previous research by the British Nutrition Foundation reached a similar conclusion.
此前，英國營養(yǎng)協(xié)會的研究也得出了相似結(jié)論。

Experts there said: ‘Just drinking water for the sake of drinking water really has no effect on improving the appearance of skin.’
該協(xié)會的專家稱：“為了喝水而喝水，真的不會起到改善皮膚的作用?！?/p>

It isn’t clear why the women who slept well didn’t have younger-looking skin. But it may be that the question they were asked was too narrow and didn’t take into account their long-term sleep patterns.
至于睡眠質(zhì)量好的女性為何沒能擁有更年輕的皮膚，原因尚不清楚。但這可能是因為問卷調(diào)查覆蓋的方面太窄，沒有考慮到受試者的長期睡眠模式。

A second study, also by Olay, suggested that low-level day to day exposure to the sun is more ageing that occasional, intense blasts.
玉蘭油公司發(fā)起的第二項研究顯示，經(jīng)常性地暴露在低強度日光下，比偶爾的暴曬更易使人衰老。

Finally, DNA examination of tiny samples of the women’s skin gave some insight into the damage done by the sun.
最后，研究人員對女性皮膚取樣進行了基因檢測，使我們大致了解日光對皮膚造成的傷害。

A gene called CDKN2A was more active in facial skin that is exposed to the elements than on samples taken from the buttocks.
研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，比起遠離陽光的臀部皮膚，名為CDKN2A的基因在接觸陽光的面部皮膚上更加活躍。

This gene was also more active in women who said they loved the sun – and in those who looked older.
該基因在酷愛陽光的女性身上也更活躍——而這些女性看起來也更衰老一些。

Dr Kimball said CDKN2A activity is a sign that a cell is ‘tired out’ and urged women should protect their skin year round and not just when on a beach holiday.
金博博士稱，CDKN2A基因的活躍意味著細胞其實困頓不堪，她因此呼吁女性一年四季都應(yīng)該做好護膚措施，而不要等到沙灘度假才想起防曬。

Dr Frauke Neuser, principal scientist at Olay, which has used the research to develop its latest face creams, said: ‘This research gives us a detailed picture of the effect of sun exposure on skin ageing and illustrate the importance of protection on a daily basis.’
玉蘭油的領(lǐng)頭科學(xué)家弗洛克·諾伊澤博士曾利用這些研究發(fā)現(xiàn)開發(fā)最新面霜，他稱：“這項研究使我們對日光給皮膚衰老造成的影響有了詳細的了解，說明日常護膚相當(dāng)重要?！?/p>

英文來源：每日郵報
譯者：趙瀟逸
審校&編輯：丹妮