《中英對照讀新聞》Fruity cocktails count as health food, study finds 研究發現， 水果雞尾酒可被視為健康食品
◎魏國金
A fruity cocktail may not only be fun to drink but may count as health food, U.S. and Thai researchers said.
美國與泰國的研究人員指出，喝水果雞尾酒不僅是為了作樂，它也許還能被當作健康食品。
Adding ethanol—the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits—boosted the antioxidant nutrients in strawberries and blackberries, the researchers found.
研究人員發現，添加乙醇—即是在蘭姆酒、伏特加、龍舌蘭等其他烈酒中發現到的酒精類型，能大幅增加草莓與黑莓中的抗氧化營養物。
Any colored fruit might be made even more healthful with the addition of a splash of alcohol, they report in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
他們在食品與農業科學期刊上報告說，任何有顏色的水果加入一點酒精，可能會更有益於健康。
They were exploring ways to help keep strawberries fresh during storage. Treating the berries with alcohol increased in antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging activity, they found.
他們探究儲藏草莓時的保鮮方式，結果發現，以酒處理莓果，其抗氧化能力與自由基的清除能力皆增加。
Any colored fruit or vegetable is rich in antioxidants, which are chemicals that can cancel out the cell-damaging effects of compounds called free radicals.
任何有顏色的蔬果都有豐富的抗氧化劑，這種化學物質能中和破壞細胞的化合物「自由基」。
Berries, for instance, contain compounds known as polyphenols and anthocyanins. People who eat more of these fruits and vegetables have a lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases.
比如莓果，其含有多酚與花青素等化合物。攝食較多這些蔬果的人，其罹患癌症、心臟病與一些神經病變的機率較低。
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新聞辭典
spirit：名詞，指酒精時為不可數名詞、指烈酒時常用複數spirits。如spirit lamp酒精燈。
scavenge：動詞，清除污物，也有在垃圾桶中翻找之意。例句：The old man scavenged for food. （這名老人在垃圾箱中翻找食物）。
cancel out：抵銷、銷帳。His shortcomings cancel out his virtues. 他的缺點抵銷了他的優點。
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