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9. 健身界掀喝人奶热潮

Most of us find it normal to consume cow, goat and even donkey milk, but there?s something creepy about adults? drinking human breast milk. Yet, it?s the latest fad among bodybuilders who convince it will help them gain muscle faster.

我们大多数人都认为喝牛奶、羊奶甚至驴奶很正常，但成年人喝人奶却是件令人毛骨悚然的事儿。然而这却是在健身爱好者中兴起的新潮流，因为他们认为喝人奶有助于加速肌肉增长。

It's unbelievable how many fitness fanatics believe that drinking human milk is the ultimate way to gaining muscle mass. A simple Google search reveals dozens of online forums and articles about this trend, and one thread on bodybuilding.com actually hails breast milk as the "greatest supplement ever".

令人难以置信的是，为数不少的健身爱好者都认为喝人奶是增加肌肉块的终极方法。在谷歌上随便一搜，就会发现很多和这股潮流有关的在线论坛和文章，bodybuilding.com 网站上甚至宣称人奶是"最好的补品"。

Unsurprisingly, the high demand is happily met by young mothers willing to sell their surplus milk. Some of them go through online breast milk banks that pay them up to $1,200 a month.

毋庸置疑，对人奶的高需求让那些愿意出售多余奶水的年轻母亲感到高兴。她们中的一些人加入线上母乳银行，每月可获得多达 1200 美元(约合人民币 7511 元)的收入。

Supporters of the trend argue that breast milk contains the greatest supply of human growth hormones and believe that the nutrients that help babies grow will also work for adults. Others believe the milk will help to cure such diseases as psoriasis. However, experts say that there is no evidence to suggest advantages for adults.

这股潮流的支持者认为，人奶中含有最丰富的人类生长激素，这些可以帮助婴儿成长的营养成分同样对成年人奏效;还有人认为，人奶会帮助治愈牛皮癣等疾病。然而，专家们则表示没有证据表明人奶对成年人有效。