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运动休闲－最新研究吃全麦馒头可以预防心脏病

时间：2006-06-30 16:00:00

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 　　全麦产品可以有效预防冠状心脏病，不过最少要含0.75克的全麦可溶纤维……

Whole grain barley1 and other products containing whole or milled barley are now allowed to claim that they are able cut the risk of heart disease, according to a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration.

"Consumers can expect to see whole barley and dry milled barley products such as flakes2, grits3, flour, meal, and barley meal bearing the health claim," the FDA said.

To qualify for the health claim, the barley-containing foods must provide at least 0.75 grams of soluble4 fiber5 per serving of the food, the agency said.

Coronary heart disease kills about half a million people a year, the FDA said in the statement. Risk factors for CHD include high total cholesterol6 levels and high levels of low density7 lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Scientists believe a high-fiber diet helps lower cholesterol levels.

重点词汇

barley  n. 大麦

milled  a. 碾磨过的

meal  n.  (谷类的)粗粉

qualify for  v. 使有资格

soluble  a.  可溶解的

coronary  a. 冠状的

cholesterol  n. 胆固醇

lipoprotein  n. 脂蛋白


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1 barley 2dQyq     
n.大麦，大麦粒
参考例句：
  • They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
  • He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。
2 flakes d80cf306deb4a89b84c9efdce8809c78     
小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人
参考例句：
  • It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
  • It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。
3 grits 7f442b66774ec4ff80adf7cdbed3cc3c     
n.粗磨粉；粗面粉；粗燕麦粉；粗玉米粉；细石子，砂粒等( grit的名词复数 )；勇气和毅力v.以沙砾覆盖（某物），撒沙砾于( grit的第三人称单数 )；咬紧牙关
参考例句：
  • The sands [grits] in the cooked rice made my tooth ache. 米饭里的砂粒硌痛了牙。 来自辞典例句
  • This process also produces homing and corn grits. 此法也产生玉米麸(homing)和玉米粗粉。 来自辞典例句
4 soluble LrMya     
adj.可溶的；可以解决的
参考例句：
  • These tablets are soluble in water.这些药片可在水中溶解。
  • Camphor is soluble in alcohol.樟脑在酒精中可以溶化。
5 fiber NzAye     
n.纤维，纤维质
参考例句：
  • The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
  • The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
6 cholesterol qrzzV     
n.（U）胆固醇
参考例句：
  • There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
  • They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。
7 density rOdzZ     
n.密集，密度，浓度
参考例句：
  • The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
  • The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。