【EHS英文】镜报：每周吃2次辣椒，降低帕金森风险30%

“英国《镜报》发表一篇文章称，每周吃两次或者两次以上含有尼古丁成份的蔬菜的人患帕金森病的概率要降低30%，而辣椒之类的蔬菜们则是含有尼古丁成份的佼佼者！以下英文为英国《镜报》报道，中文为本公号创建人浦亮元翻译，如觉得不错，请分享出去！”

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每周吃2次辣椒，降低帕金森风险首先，我们先科普下，什么是帕金森病？帕金森病，又称特发性帕金森病(idiopathic Parkinson’s disease，PD)，简称Parkinson病，也称为震颤麻痹(paralysis agitans，shaking palsy)，是中老年人常见的神经系统变性疾病，也是中老年人最常见的锥体外系疾病。65岁以上人群患病率为1000/10万，，随年龄增高，男性稍多于女性。该病的主要临床特点：静止性震颤、动作迟缓及减少、肌张力增高、姿势不稳等为主要特征。

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Peppers help protect against Parkinson’s disease, research reveals.

研究显示，辣椒有助于抗击帕金森病。

People who ate the vegetables twice a week or more were found to be 30% less likely to develop the condition, according to a study.

根据一项研究，那些每周吃两次或者两次以上蔬菜的人患帕金森病的概率要降低30%。

Parkinson’s disease is sparked by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain. It affects one in 500 people.

帕金森病由大脑中的部分神经单元丢失所引发，每500个人中就有1人患有此病。

Tiny amounts of nicotine exist in a handful of foods - including peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and aubergines.

少数食物中含有少数的尼古丁，包括：辣椒、西红柿、土豆和茄子。

Scientists have found that stimulation of nicotine-sensitive receptor molecules in the brain can stop the kind of neuron damage seen in Parkinson’s.

科学家发现，大脑中的易受尼古丁影响的感官分子的聚集可以阻止帕金森病中神经元的损坏。

Experts studied the diets of 500 patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and 600other individuals.

专家对500个患有帕金森病和600个患有其他疾病的人员进行了研究。

The likelihood of Parkinson’s reduced the more people ate vegetables containing nicotine. The trend was by far the strongest with peppers.

吃含有尼古丁的蔬菜越多，患帕金森病的可能性就越低，而吃辣椒更明显。

Dr. Searles Nielsen, of the University of Washington in Seattle, US, said: “Our study is the first to investigate dietary nicotine and risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

美国西雅图华盛顿大学的塞尔斯-尼尔森博士称，我们的研究是第一份针对饮食上尼古丁及患帕金森病的风险的调查。

“Similar to the many studies that indicate tobacco use might reduce risk of Parkinson’s, our findings also suggest a protective effect from nicotine, or perhaps a similar but less toxic chemical in peppers and tobacco.”

尼尔森博士说，“与众多显示烟草可能减少帕金森病的研究类似，我们的研究显示出了尼古丁的保护效应，也许的确有类似之处，但在辣椒和烟草中确实含有较少的有毒化学物质。”

Parkinson’s weakens control over motor functions, leading to tremors, rigidity and slow movement. Around 127,000 people in Britain have the disease.

帕金森病会弱化神经功能，导致震颤，人体僵硬及行动迟缓，而在英国有12万7千人患有此疾病。

Claire Bale, of Parkinson’s UK, stressed that larger studies were needed to prove peppers can prevent the disease.

来自英国帕金森组织的克莱尔-贝尔强调，还需要更多的研究去证明辣椒可以预防帕金森病。

She said: “At the moment we don’t fully understand the causes of Parkinson’s and we don’t know of anything which can prevent the condition, although there are a number of factors that may slightly lower risk including smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee and exercise.

她说，“此时此刻，我们还没有完全搞清楚帕金森病的病因，我们不知道什么可以预防该疾病，尽管很多因素可能会轻微降低患该病的风险，包括吸烟、喝咖啡以及锻炼。”

“Although this study offers some interesting clues about how diet may affect risk of Parkinson’s developing, we need much larger studies in older populations before we know whether eating peppers can be added to this list.

她强调，“尽管这项研究提供了一些饮食如何影响帕金森病的风险的令人关注的线索，在我们确信可以将吃辣椒列为可以降低患帕金森病的概率之前，我们还需要在老年人口方面做大量的研究。”

“Currently, there’s no evidence that eating certain foods containing nicotine can slow Parkinson’s progression.”

贝尔称，“目前，还没有证据能显示，吃含有尼古丁的特定食物，可以放慢帕金森病的入侵。”

Dietician Catherine Collins, of St George’s Hospital NHS Trust in London, said the study showed the benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers.

来自NHS(伦敦国民医疗保健系统)的圣-乔治医院的营养学家凯瑟琳-柯林斯说，这项研究显示“地中海式饮食”在蔬菜，诸如土豆和辣椒方面的好处。

But  she said the study had “insufficient robustness” to justify promoting peppers as a definitive protection against Parkinson’s.

但柯林斯说，该研究还不能充分地证明辣椒可以作为一种抗击帕金森病的权威物质。

帕金森病的日常护理

作者：（美）Maria M. Meyer（玛利亚·梅耶）, Paula Derr（保拉·德尔）, Susan C. Imke（苏珊·艾麦科）

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