《中英對照讀新聞》Mediterranean diet linked with longer life 地中海式飲食與長壽相關

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Eating a Mediterranean diet not only helps people stay healthy, it also seems to prolong life, Greek researcher said.

地中海式飲食不僅能幫助人們保持健康，也似乎有助於延壽，希臘的研究人員說。

In a study of nearly 75,000 Europeans aged 60 and above, the diet based on plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, fish and olive oil was linked to a longer life expectancy.

一份針對近七萬五千名六十歲以上歐洲人的研究指出，這種基本上以豐富的水果、蔬菜、豆類、穀類、魚與橄欖油為主的飲食，與較長的平均壽命相關聯。

"Adherence to the Mediterranean diet reduces mortality," Professor D. Trichopoulos, of the University of Athens said in an interview.

「堅持地中海式飲食會降低死亡率，」雅典大學的教授垂丘普洛斯在訪問中表示。

"There is a particular type of diet in Mediterranean countries that seems to prolong life."

「在地中海國家，有一種顯然能延壽的飲食特殊型態。」

The benefits of the diet in warding off heart disease, some cancers and other illnesses are well documented but the findings reported in the British Medical Journal are among the first to show it may prolong life.

這種形態的飲食在防止心臟病、某些癌症與其他疾病上的好處早已有文獻紀錄，不過，發表在英國醫學期刊的研究結果則是首次顯示它或能延長壽命。

Exactly how much a Mediterranean diet can extend lifespan depends on a person's age. But a 60-year-old man who sticks to the diet can expect to live a year longer than someone of a similar age eating differently, according to the researchers.

地中海式飲食究竟能延壽多少端賴個人的年齡。不過，確實採用這類型飲食的六十歲男人預計要比採以不同飲食的同齡者多活一年，根據研究人員指出。

Dictionary-新聞辭典

Mediterranean: 可當形容詞與名詞，意即地中海的或地中海。

diet: 日常飲食。常見片語：on a diet（節食）

例句：I have been on a diet. （我在節食。）

expectancy: 預期、期待。 life expectancy 即為平均壽命。

ward: 動詞，阻止、擋住。名詞則意指牢房、監督、拘禁等。

lifespan: 壽命。the human lifespan 即為人類的壽命。