Research shows that if you want to live longer, you need to eat 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day

2017-03-07 「 1240 words / 2 minute 」
Research shows that if you want to live longer, you need to eat 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day.jpg
magazine
研究人员表示,每天吃很多的水果和蔬菜,大约10份,可以使我们长寿。
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers.
由英国帝国理工大学负责的该研究表明,这样的饮食习惯可以每年防止780万人过早死亡。
The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year.
该研究团队还发现了一些可以减少患癌症和心脏病风险的蔬菜和水果。
The team also identified specific fruit and veg that reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease.
分析表明,即使少吃一些蔬果也会对健康有益,但是多吃一点儿更好。
The analysis showed even small amounts had a health boon, but more is even better.
通常一份水果或蔬菜的份量为80克,也就是相当于一个小香蕉、一个梨、或是三大勺的豌豆和菠菜。
A portion counts as 80g (3oz) of fruit or veg - the equivalent of a small banana, a pear or three heaped tablespoons of spinach or peas.
该结论是通过调查和分析200万人的饮食习惯,并开展了95项不同的研究得出的。
The conclusions were made by pooling data on 95 separate studies, involving two million people's eating habits.
来自奇彭纳姆的哈里特·米卡莱夫表示,她每天都要吃8到10份蔬果,每天都要吃好几份菠菜。
Harriet Micallef, from Chippenham, says she often manages eight to 10 portions a day and has multiple portions of spinach every day.
她在接受BBC采访时说道:“我要吃很多蔬果,没有蔬菜或沙拉的话我甚至都不会吃饭,所以每天8到10份蔬果是经常的事儿。”
She told the BBC: "I have a lot, I don't ever have a meal without veg or salad so eight to 10 portions is a regular thing."