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Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is "out of their league". 科研人员日前发现，与美女会面可能有害健康。尤其是当男性遇到他们觉得“遥不可及”的美女时，这种影响会增强。 Cortisol is produced by the body under physical or psychological stress and has been linked to heart disease. 人的身体在生理或心理的压力下会产生一种名叫皮质醇的物质，这种物质与心脏病的发生有关。 Researchers tested 84 male students by asking each one to sit in a room and solve a Sudoku puzzle. Two strangers, one male and one female, were also in the room. 研究人员对84名男性学生进行了测试，让他们每人坐在一个房间里做一道数独题。房间里还同时安排了一男一女两个陌生人。 When the female stranger left the room and the two men remained sitting together, the volunteer's stress levels did not rise. However, when the volunteer was left alone with the female stranger, his cortisol levels rose. 当陌生女性离开房间，屋内剩下两名男性时，研究对象的压力水平没有升高。而当调查对象与陌生女性单独共处一室时，他的皮质醇水平便出现了升高。 The researchers concluded: "In this study we considered that for most men the presence of an attractive woman may induce the perception that there is an opportunity for courtship. | 
