时差N小时 黑巧克力为何有益健康

It's well known that if you're going to eat chocolate, dark chocolate is the way to go.

众所周知，如果要吃巧克力，黑巧克力是上佳之选。

There's lots of evidence that dark chocolate is good for you, but until pretty recently, scientists didn't know exactly why.

许多证据表明黑巧克力对健康有益，但直到最近科学家们才揭开此中玄机。

Now there may be an answer.

现在我们也许找到了答案。

According to researchers at the Louisiana State College ofAgriculture, dark chocolate is healthful because it feeds specific bacteria in the gut¹ that turn it into anti inflammatory compounds, which help keep the heart healthy.

根据路易斯安那州立大学农学院研究人员的研究，黑巧克力之所以有益健康是因为它为肠道提供一种特别的细菌，使得黑巧克力转变成有助于心脏健康的消炎化合物。

The scientists used a simulated digestive tract² to test three cocoa powders.

科学家使用模拟消化道来检验三种可可粉。

Cocoa powder is an ingredient in chocolate, and contains antioxidant compounds and some fiber³ that are hard todigest in the stomach.

可可粉是巧克力的配料之一，含有抗氧化剂化合物和纤维，很难在胃里消化。

But when they reach the colon⁴, the bacteria feast and turn them intoanti inflammatory substances.

但是当它们到达结肠，细菌将其分解转变成消炎物质。

More research is needed to confirm the findings, but the scientists think that eating darkchocolate, especially in combination with prebiotic carbohydrates⁵ found in foods such as raw garlic and cooked whole wheat, can drastically improve human health.

该发现还需更多的研究来支持，但是科学家们认为，食用黑巧克力，特别是同生蒜和熟全麦中的益生元碳水化合物结合起来，可以大大改善人体健康。

And combining dark chocolate with pomegranates,berries, and other foods high in antioxidants could prove even more healthful.

同时，有证据表明如果能将黑巧克力和富含抗氧化剂的石榴，浆果等食物结合起来，效果更佳。

Dark chocolate still has plenty of fat, sugar and calories, so its healthful properties do not mean you should over indulge.

黑巧克力中含有大量脂肪，糖分和能量，因此它虽有益健康却不宜食用过量。

But if you love chocolate and also love being healthy, dark chocolate is the way to go. And now scientists know why.

但是如果你既爱巧克力又注意保持健康，那么黑巧克力是不二之选。而且现在又得到了科学家的证明。

1 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

2 tract   

n.传单，小册子，大片(土地或森林)

参考例句：

• He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
• He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。

3 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

4 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

5 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句