健康生活:常吃咖喱预防老年痴呆

 　　Scientists have found that a spicy¹ ingredient in curry² could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, the Daily Mail reported.

　　据英国《每日邮报》报道，科学家发现，咖喱中的一种辛辣成分也许可以有效治疗老年痴呆症。

　　Tests on fruit flies with a nervous disorder³ similar to the neurodegenerative illness found that those given curcumin — the key chemical in turmeric used in everything from mild Kormas to the hottest Vindaloos — lived 75 percent longer.

　　对患有精神功能紊乱（类似于神经组织退化性疾病）的果蝇进行实验表明，那些被注射了姜黄素的果蝇寿命延长了75%。从味道温和的科尔马斯咖喱到超辣的宾达鲁咖喱，都含有从姜黄中提取的这种主要化学物。

　　Previous research has found that Alzheimer's affects just one percent of people over the age of 65 living in some Indian villages.

　　先前研究发现，在印度，一些村落的65岁以上老人得老年痴呆症的人数仅有1%。

　　Drugs with similar properties to curcumin could potentially be used as preventative treatments.

　　含有类似姜黄素成分的药品可以用于老年痴呆症的预防性治疗。

1 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

2 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

3 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。