根据研究显示，修读学位可将晚年患心脏病的几率减少三分之一。
Doing a degree cuts the risk of suffering a heart attack later in life by a third, according to research.
专家们发现，一个人接受教育的时间越长，他患冠心病的风险就越低。
Experts found that the longer someone stays in education, the lower their risk of developing coronary heart disease.
来自伦敦大学学院和牛津大学的研究人员们认为，这是因为受过教育的人日后吸烟的可能性更低，他们有着更为健康的饮食，并且更常锻炼。
The researchers, from University College London and Oxford University, believe this is because educated people subsequently less likely to smoke, eat healthier diets and do more exercise.
他们还有可能获得更好的工作，这就意味着他们的收入更高，承受的压力和焦虑更少——这对心血管健康都大有裨益。
They are also likely to get better jobs, which means they have higher incomes and suffer less stress and anxiety - which is hugely beneficial to cardiovascular health.
这一发表在《英国医学杂志》上的研究，是迄今为止关于教育有益健康最有力的证据。
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, is the strongest evidence to date about the health benefits of education.
此前也有很多研究发现，大学毕业生们更为健康，但是批评人士们一直认为，他们可能是起于更为富裕的背景、有着特权青年所有的保健福利。
Many previous studies have found that university graduates are healthier - but critics have always pointed out that they are likely to be from richer backgrounds to start with, and have all the health benefits of a privileged youth.
这项基于54万人的新研究，是第一个全面证实不论人生起点如何、教育均其重要作用的研究。
The new study, which is based on 540,000 people, is the first to comprehensively prove that education makes a difference despite someone's start in life.