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健康生活:常吃咖喱预防老年痴呆

时间：2017-01-17 23:59:14

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 　　Scientists have found that a spicy1 ingredient in curry2 could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, the Daily Mail reported.

　　据英国《每日邮报》报道，科学家发现，咖喱中的一种辛辣成分也许可以有效治疗老年痴呆症。
　　Tests on fruit flies with a nervous disorder3 similar to the neurodegenerative illness found that those given curcumin — the key chemical in turmeric used in everything from mild Kormas to the hottest Vindaloos — lived 75 percent longer.
　　对患有精神功能紊乱（类似于神经组织退化性疾病）的果蝇进行实验表明，那些被注射了姜黄素的果蝇寿命延长了75%。从味道温和的科尔马斯咖喱到超辣的宾达鲁咖喱，都含有从姜黄中提取的这种主要化学物。
　　Previous research has found that Alzheimer's affects just one percent of people over the age of 65 living in some Indian villages.
　　先前研究发现，在印度，一些村落的65岁以上老人得老年痴呆症的人数仅有1%。
　　Drugs with similar properties to curcumin could potentially be used as preventative treatments.
　　含有类似姜黄素成分的药品可以用于老年痴呆症的预防性治疗。

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1 spicy zhvzrC     
adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的
参考例句：
  • The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
  • Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
2 curry xnozh     
n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革
参考例句：
  • Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
  • Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
3 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调
参考例句：
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。