To make the link, Dutch scientists looked at how effective the bodies of nine healthy volunteers were at processing sugar.

　　荷兰科学家们对九位身体健康的实验者进行调查，看看他们的身体是如何有效的进行糖类转化这一过程的。他们可以从中找到一些关联。

　　Halving the amount of sleep reduced the body's ability to use insulin to process sugar - known as insulin sensitivity - by up to a quarter.

　　如果把正常睡眠时间削减一半，那么身体使用胰岛素代谢糖分的能力会下降到25%，这种能力被我们称为“胰岛素敏感度”。