万花筒 2010-04-02&04-03 巧克力好处多多！

For most, chocolate is a guilty pleasure, may better, because it's so bad for you. Now, though, an extensive¹ study has discovered that eating chocolate can be very good for your health. They can substantially reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke² and help to lower blood pressure. And before you check the day, this isn't a windup. The study was carried out by German nutritionists and kept track of chocolate eaters for at least 10 years. Even the British Heart Foundation³ agrees with the findings⁴.

-Dark chocolate has had a lot of publicity⁵ in the past about it being beneficial. And we think that's due to the flavonols which are actually in the cocoa, and there is some suggestion that such actually the chemical actually has got the heart-protective effects.

The study monitored more than 19,000 people and found that eating just 7.5 grams of dark chocolate a day reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes⁶ by 39%. Even better, those who ate the most chocolate had the greatest benefit. As always though, there is a catch. High-end chocolates like these are the most beneficial.

-When things are added to chocolate, that's when it starts to become fatter and higher in calorie. The more naturally is, the better is for you. So the darker and the richer, and the better the quality of the chocolate, the better is for you.

So this is:Don't feel guilty, it's good for you.

-Shall I give you one to try?

Some of these even have to watch over five a day as they contain real fruit. Of course the problem is will it taste as good. Now it's no longer bad. Of course, it will.

Darren Little, Sky News, Leamington Spa.
 

1 extensive   

adj.广泛的，广阔的，广大的

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• The museum offers extensive facilities for study.这个博物馆提供了许多供研究的设备。

2 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

3 foundation   

n.[pl.]地基；基础；基金会；建立，创办

参考例句：

• The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.这所大学是600年前创办的。
• The Foundation gives money to help artists.那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家。

4 findings   

n.发现物( finding的名词复数 )；调查（或研究）的结果；（陪审团的）裁决

参考例句：

• It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
• Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。

5 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

6 strokes   

中风； a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.； （游泳或划船的）划( stroke的名词复数 )； 中风； （打、击等的）一下； （成功的）举动

参考例句：

• Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚，笔画要匀。
• To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip. 为了提高你网球的击球法，你试试用另一种握拍方法。