双语：常喝酸奶有益身心

2013-06-21 00:00:00来源：网络

　　Probiotics found in natural yogurt could help boost a person’s mood because they affect brain function, according to new research.

　　一项新的研究发现，天然酸奶中的益生菌能对大脑功能产生影响，有助改善人的情绪。

　　The study found that drinking probiotic yoghurt twice daily for a month could reduce activity in areas of the brain associated with emotion and pain.

　　该研究表示，每天喝两次益生菌酸奶、连续喝一个月可使大脑中控制情绪和疼痛的区域的活跃程度降低。

　　It has been known that the brain sends signals to the gut, which is why stress and other emotions can contribute to gastrointestinal symptoms. This study showed that signals travel the opposite way as well.

　　众所周知，大脑会向肠胃发送信号，这也是压力和其他情绪导致消化系统症状出现的原因。这项研究表明，肠胃也会向大脑发出信号。

　　“Our findings indicate that some of the contents of yogurt may actually change the way our brain responds to the environment,” said Dr. Kirsten Tillisch of UCLA's School of Medicine, who led the study.

　　来自加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校医学院的柯尔斯顿-蒂利希博士组织了这项研究。蒂利希称：“我们的研究成果表明，酸奶中的一些成分实际上或许会改变我们的大脑对环境的反应。”

　　Tillisch's team recruited 36 women of a healthy weight aged between 18 and 53. They were assigned to three groups. One group drank yogurt with live probiotics twice a day for one month. Another ate a dairy product which contained no live bacteria, and the third group was given no dairy products at all.

　　蒂利希的研究团队招募了36名年龄在18至53岁之间的女性，其体重在健康范围内。这些女性被分为三组：第一组喝含有益生菌的酸奶，每天两次，连续喝一个月;第二组吃一种不含活性菌类的乳制品;第三组则不吃任何乳制品。

　　The results showed the first group had reduced activity in the part of the brain that handles aspects of cognition and emotion, while the second and third group showed either no change or an increase of activity in this part.

　　研究结果显示，第一组志愿者控制认知和情感的大脑区域活动减少，而第二组和第三组志愿者在同一区域的大脑活动要么没有变化，要么更加活跃。

　　A researcher said the specific probiotic strains in yogurt could have health benefits such as relieving anxiety, stress and other mood symptoms. It is possible that changing the composition of gut bacteria could lead to treatments for chronic pain disorders, as well as autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

　　一名研究人员表示，酸奶中特有的益生菌群对健康有益，能够缓解焦虑、压力等不良情绪。改变肠道细菌的构成或有助治疗慢性疼痛性疾病、孤独症、帕金森病和阿尔茨海默病。

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