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A Diet Low In This Key Nutrient Could
Be Linked To
Age-Related Memory Loss
Blackberries, cherries, apples and
apricots
might already be
a part of
your diet.If not, a new study might convince you to add them.
The study
,
(
led by researchers at Columbia University and published in the
scientific journal
PNAS last month
)
,
found (that
foods
(
high in flavanols ― like the ones
mentioned above
―
)
could make your mind sharper as you age
)
.Flavanols are
a type of flavonoid
, a broader class of natural substances
(
that are found in fruits, vegetables, grains, flowers, tea and wine, and are
hailed
for their
antioxidant
and
biochemical
properties
)
.
生词:
Be Linked To 与…有关;与…有联系
apricot n.杏子;杏;杏黄色
a part of 部分
mentioned above 如上所述
scientific journal 科学期刊;科学杂志
a type o 一种;一种类型的…
flavonoid n.类黄酮
hailed 称颂,欢迎;hail的过去分词和过去式
antioxidant n.抗氧剂,阻氧化剂
biochemical adj .生物化学的;生化的
译文: 这种关键营养素含量低的饮食可能与年龄相关的记忆丧失有关
黑莓、樱桃、苹果和杏子可能已经成为你饮食的一部分了。如果没有,一项新的研究可能会说服你添加它们。这项研究由哥伦比亚大学的研究人员领导,上个月发表在科学杂志《美国国家科学院院刊》上。研究发现,随着年龄的增长,富含黄烷醇的食物——比如上面提到的食物——会让你的思维更敏锐。黄烷醇是一种黄酮类化合物,是一类更广泛的天然物质,存在于水果、蔬菜、谷物、花卉、茶和葡萄酒中,因其抗氧化和生物化学特性而备受赞誉。