營養達人戴維森

Hello and Happy Friday!
哈囉！歡樂星期五！

I hope wherever you are in the world, you have a wonderful weekend!
不論您身在世界哪一個角落，都祝您有個美好的週末！

It's another hot and sunny day here in Los Angeles California, and people everywhere are swarming to the Pacific Ocean to relax on the beach.
又是另一個在加州洛杉磯炎熱且豔陽高照的日子，各地的人蜂踴至太平洋海灘，想輕鬆一下。

I continue to advocate controlling your calories and keeping the daily calories around 2,000 calories or less. Athletes need more, but the average person is not a professional athlete.
我持續地呼籲要控制您們的卡路里，保持每日卡路里攝取量在2,000大卡以下。運動員需要更多卡路里，但一般的人不是專業運動員。

This study was done in animals, not humans, but the the science suggests that restricting the amount of calories we consume, while avoiding malnutrition, may extend lives and reduce the risk of chronic disease.
這項報告是以動物為研究對象，並非人類，但《科學》表明：限制卡路里的攝取量，同時避免營養不良，可以延長生命和減少罹患慢性疾病的風險。

“Our data indicate that adult-onset moderate caloric restriction delays the onset of age-associated pathologies and promotes survival in a primate species,” wrote the researchers.
研究人員於報告中寫道：「我們的數據顯示，成人適度限制熱量，能延緩年齡相關的疾病發生，並促進靈長類物種的生存。」

If you check your food labels, you will notice that it recommends 2,000 to 2,500 calories/day. In most industrialized countries, each citizen has about 4,000 calories available to them everyday.
如果您檢視一下食物標籤，您就會注意到，一日的建議熱量攝取是2,000到2,500大卡。在大多數的工業化國家裡，每個公民每一天都攝取了約4,000大卡。

Continue to eat your fresh fruits and vegetables and exercise frequently.
持續使用新鮮水果及蔬菜，且要多運動。

I'm getting ready for 2 weeks in Europe and I hope you have a great weekend!

我已經準備好在歐洲待兩個禮拜，我希望大家有個愉快的週末!

all the best of health to you,
祝您們健康，

Luigi
陸逸吉

Source: Science
10 July 2009, Volume 325, Pages 201-204
"Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys"
Authors: R.J. Colman, R.M. Anderson, S.C. Johnson, E.K. Kastman, K.J. Kosmatka, T.M. Beasley, D.B. Allison, C. Cruzen, H.A. Simmons, J.W. Kemnitz, R. Weindruch
資料來源：《科學雜誌》
2009年7月10日，第325期，201-204頁
〈獼猴限制卡路里攝取量延緩發病及其死亡率〉
作者：Ｒ‧Ｊ‧科爾曼、Ｒ‧Ｍ‧安德森、Ｓ‧Ｃ‧強生、Ｅ‧Ｋ‧卡斯特曼、Ｋ‧Ｊ‧科斯馬特卡、Ｔ‧Ｍ‧比斯利、Ｄ‧Ｂ‧艾利森，C‧克魯森、Ｈ‧Ａ‧西蒙斯、Ｊ‧Ｗ‧凱姆尼特、Ｒ‧汪達奇

I like this research information so much that I had to send you another article today!
我太喜歡這份研究報告，所以今天要再寄給您們另一則營養小叮嚀。

I often meet men who tell me that they forget things like keys and dates and times. Daily supplements of soy isoflavones could help boost a man’s mental function and memory, according to findings of a small study from Australia.
我經常遇到男性，告訴我他們忘東忘西，像是忘了鑰匙、忘了約會、忘了時間等。根據澳洲的一項小規模的研究結果，每天補充大豆異黃酮營養素，可以幫助男性增加心智能力及記憶力。

Men receiving daily supplements of the isoflavones performed significantly better in tests of their working memory, report scientists from the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide in the British Journal of Nutrition.
南澳大學及阿德雷德大學發表於《英國營養學雜誌》的學術報告上說：男性每日攝取異黃酮營養素，在工作記憶的測驗上表現特別出色。

Researchers, led by Peter Howe, recruited 34 healthy men to participate in their 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. The men were randomly assigned to receive a daily dose of 116 mg soy isoflavones, providing 68 mg daidzein, 12 mg genistein, and 36 mg glycitin, or placebo for 6 weeks. They were subsequently crossed-over to the other intervention for the following 6 weeks.
由彼德豪所帶領的學者們，徵召34位健康的男性，參與他們12週雙盲、安慰劑控制的交叉實驗。這些男性隨機分配地接受每天116毫克劑量的大豆異黃酮，維期6週提供異黃酮化合物68毫克、染料木素12毫克和黃豆甙36毫克或安慰劑；後面的6週，他們就交換做另外的營養素配方。

Tests of memory, mental function, and visual-spatial processing performed before and after the supplementation period showed that the isoflavone supplements were associated with improved spatial working memory; “a test in which females consistently perform better than males”, said the researchers.
在使用營養補充食品的前後期間，記憶、心智能力及視覺空間處理等測試結果顯示，異黃酮營養素與空間工作記憶的進步有關，學者表示：「測試中，女性的表現總是優於男性。」

There is so much controversy about soy protein in the news, but consistent research shows that moderate soy consumption appears to have a myriad of health benefits.
在新聞報導中，關於大豆蛋白質的爭論不斷，但研究持續地顯示，適度地攝取大豆將有數不清的健康助益。

Best of health again!
再次祝您健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

Source: British Journal of Nutrition
Published online ahead of print, First View article, doi:10.1017/S0007114509990201
“Soya isoflavone supplementation enhances spatial working memory in men”
Authors: A.A. Thorp, N. Sinn, J.D. Buckley, A.M. Coates, P.R.C. Howe
資料來源：《英國營養學雜誌》
印刷前先於網路發表，焦點報導，
數位物件識別號：10.1017/S0007114509990201
〈大豆異黃酮營養補充食品增進男性之空間工作記憶〉
作者：Ａ‧Ａ‧索普、Ｎ‧信、學者巴克利、Ａ‧Ｍ‧科茨、彼德豪

Hello and Happy Thursday to you!
哈囉！歡樂星期四！

We have all enjoyed the delicious taste of grape juice but many of us dont know about the heart healthy benefits.
在享受葡萄汁的美味同時，我們大多忽略了葡萄汁對心臟健康的助益。

The secret is in the POLYPHENOLS which are plant nutrients that help reduce the bad cholesterol levels.
箇中奧祕就在其中含有「多酚」，這是一種植物營養素，幫助減少壞的膽固醇值。

Grape juice is a rich source of polyphenols, potent antioxidants that 'mop up' harmful reactive oxygen species that have been identified as key to the aging process. A strong body of science has reported that grape juice can reduce the oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesterol.
葡萄汁有豐富的多酚，強有力的抗氧化劑的「掃蕩」有害的活性氧物質，這種有害物質已被確定為逐漸衰老的關鍵。一個強而有力的科學報告表示，葡萄汁可降低低密度脂蛋白的氧化（壞）膽固醇。

The researchers, from the CSIC and the University of Alcala in Spain, performed an in vitro study of red grape polyphenols in human cells, and found that the polyphenols were disrupted by the LDL-cholesterol transport in the pathway that sees molecules absorbed by cells.
來自西班牙高等科學委員會及西班牙阿爾卡拉大學的學者們，進行一項試管實驗，將紅葡萄多酚放入人類細胞中，結果發現，多酚被輸送途徑中的低密度脂蛋白膽固醇所干擾，其運輸途徑中可看到分子被細胞所吸收。

Other antioxidants did not mimic the effect suggesting that the antioxidant activity of the polyphenols was not responsible for the effect on the LDL receptors.
其他抗氧化物並沒有類似的功效，這顯示多酚的抗氧化物運作，對低密度脂蛋白膽固醇的受體不會造成影響。

Make sure to limit the amount of sugar in the juice you consume. You can often find sugar free or low sugar Grape juice. Another example of the power of plant nutrients in human health.
一定要限制攝取您果汁中的糖分。您可以很容易地找到無糖或低糖的葡萄汁。這是植物營養素對人體健康的另一個有效例證。

Wishing you the best of health!
祝您們更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

Hello and Happy Tuesday to you!
哈囉！歡樂星期二！

Its incredible that I work in downtown Los Angeles and this morning the world is watching. The Michael Jackson Memorial is happening directly across from my office and the media attention continues around the issues of life and death. Another reminder for all of us to be thankful of the life we have and to not take it for granted.
這真是不可思議！我在洛杉磯市中心工作，而今晨這兒是世界的焦點。麥可傑克森追悼會就在我辦公室的正對面舉行，而媒體也不斷地報導著他的生與死。這像是對我們的一種提醒，要我們感恩生命，莫將活著視為理所當然。

As many of you know, I am a big fan of sustainable farming techniques. This means supporting foods that are produced through organic farming techniques and are healthy for both OUR HUMAN bodies and for the environment around us.
很多人都知道，我是永續農業技術的大粉絲。所謂永續農業技術，就是支持食品透過有機農業技術生產，對「我們人類」身體健康及環境有益。

Sweden has made a bold move in the world of nutrition and food production by hosting a series of conferences on Sustainability in food production. Sweden has made food and the climate one of its priorities for agriculture over the next six months.
瑞典大張旗鼓地為全球營養及食物生產，舉行一系列的食物生產永續性會議；瑞典視食物及天氣為接下來六個月的農業重點。

The SPC round table was officially launched on 6 May, and aims to establish EU-wide environmental methodologies for food and drink products.
「永續生產及永續消費」圓桌會議於在五月六日正式舉行，目標在訂定歐盟於食品及飲料產業方面的環境保護法。

A conference is planned for 23 and 24 November in Lund on Climate Smart Food, which will discuss ways to minimise the impact of the entire food chain on climate change.
十一月二十三、二十四日在隆德即將舉行一場有關「氣候聰明飲食」的會議，將討論如何減少氣候變化對整體食物鏈的影響。

Last month Sweden unveiled its first dietary guidelines informed by environmental concerns as well as consumer health. Amongst these, it suggested people reduce their meat consumption and where possible choose meat from grass-based, local or organic systems. It is currently seeking views from other member states on these guidelines.
上個月，瑞典針對環保及消費者健康問題，揭櫫其第一次的飲食指南。其中建議人們減少肉類的攝取，並儘可能選擇草食性、當地或有機環境下生長的肉品。目前瑞典正徵詢其他同盟國對飲食指南的意見。

The first step will be to develop common methodologies to assess environmental impact of food products throughout the lifecycle. This is expected to be achieved by 2011.
第一步先要建立共同的方法，評估整個人類生命週期的飲食對環境的影響，預訂將會在2011年達成評定。

Once that has been established, attention will be turned to communicating green products’ performance to consumers, and on continuously improving their impacts.
一旦方法確立，其重心會轉向對消費者使用綠色產品效益的溝通，以及對其影響性的持續改善。

Exciting developments in the world of sustainable food production which we can all learn from.
在令人振奮的全球性永續食物生產的發展中，我們都能夠得到學習。

Stay tuned for more!
敬請期待更多的發展！

Wishing you the best of health!
祝您們更健康！

With all the media madness, please take a moment to appreciate all that you have.
在一片媒體亂象中，請大家花一點時間，好好珍惜所擁有的一切。

best regards,
最美好的祝福，

Luigi
陸逸吉

Hello and Happy Monday!
哈囉！歡樂星期一！

I hope you had a great weekend and we celebrated our Independence here in the United States. Wishing you a wonderful week wherever you may be in the world.
我們在美國這兒已慶祝了獨立日，希望您們都度過了一個愉快的週末！不論您們在世界上哪個角落，都祝福您們有個美好的星期。

For the nutrition tip, I always recommend having 5-7 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables and now there is more evidence to support it.
今天的營養小叮嚀：我總是建議使用五到七份的新鮮水果及蔬菜，現在有更多的證據可以支持這個論點。

Researchers in France found that an extract found in different types of Melon may actually PREVENT obesity. The extract is a powerful antioxidant which may provide a whole host of benefits.
法國的學者發現一種從不同種類的瓜果所萃取出來的營養素，可能真的可以「預防」肥胖症。這種萃取物是很有力的抗氧化物，可能將提供一系列的好處。

The melon-extract is a rich source of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD). Dubbed 'the enzyme of life' when first discovered in 1968, it is the first antioxidant mobilized by the cell for defense. It is thought to be more powerful than antioxidant vitamins as it activates the body's production of its own antioxidants, including catalase and glutathione peroxidase.
甜瓜萃取物是一種豐富的抗氧化酵素（超氧化物歧化酶，ＳＯＤ），於1968年首度發現時，被稱作「生命的酵素」，這是第一個被細胞所啟動為防禦作用的抗氧化物，被認為是比抗氧化物維生素更有力的營養素，能夠促使身體自行製造抗氧化物，包括過氧化氫酵素及穀胱甘肽過氧化物。

“To summarize, Extramel prevented obesity in high fat-fed hamsters by decreasing body abdominal and liver fat and by preventing adipokine imbalance,” wrote the researchers.
學者寫道：「總之，甜瓜萃取物透過減少體內腹部與肝臟脂肪，及預防脂肪細胞因子的不平衡，阻礙大量餵養脂肪的倉鼠罹患肥胖症。」

So continue to eat a healthy diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables and include some healthy Melon as part of your program.
因此，持續地食用健康、富含色澤多樣的水果及蔬菜，包括一些健康的甜瓜等，做為您健康生活的一部分吧。

Wishing you the best of health!
祝您們更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Published online ahead of print, 25 June 2009, doi: 10.1021/jf900504g
資料來源：《農業與食物化學月刊》
印行出版前先於網上發表，2009年6月25日，數位物件識別號：10.1021/jf900504g

Hello and Happy Thursday July 2nd...
哈囉！歡樂星期四（7月2日）！

Here in the USA, we are celebrating the FOURTH of July as our independence day, so I wish you all a wonderful weekend as it approaches.
在美國這兒，我們正準備慶祝七月四日的美國獨立紀念日，在這一天的來臨前，我祝福大家都有個美好的週末。

For the nutrition tip of the day, this week it was announced that obesity rates are continuing to increase. Although this data came out of the US, it means that Worldwide rates are increasing as well. The US is simply a cross section of the what's going on in the world.
今天的營養小叮嚀：本週發表了一項消息，即肥胖率持續不斷增加。雖然這是美國的數據資料，但也代表著全球肥胖率的增加。簡單說，美國即世界動向的觀測標的。

Adult obesity rates increased in 23 U.S. states last year and did not fall in a single state, an annual survey released on July 1 found. Adult obesity rates now exceed 25% in 31 states, up from 28 states last year and 19 the year before that.
一份在七月一日發表的年度調查證實，去年美國的成人肥胖率高達23%，至今年為止，還沒有一州數據有下降趨勢。美國從前年原本的19州到28州，現在有31州的成人肥胖率超過25%。

The problem appears destined to continue worsening, too, the report indicates. Among children 10-17, about 30% are overweight or obese in 30 states, says the survey, which also examined youth this time around. Study after study has found that overweight children are more likely to become obese as adults, and obese children are almost certain to remain that way.
這個問題顯示出肥胖率註定要惡化，這份報告也如此指稱。調查結果，美國30州10歲到17歲之間的兒童，有30%超重或肥胖，這次調查青少年的肥胖率也有相似的結果。更多的調查結果顯示，肥胖的兒童大多在成年後維持肥胖體態，這個結果幾乎無可避免。

Even more reason to focus on healthy eating and physical activity. Make sure to eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, control your calories within a reasonable amount somewhere around 2,000 calories/daily. also supplementing with nutrients if you are deficient in those nutrients in the daily diet is important...think of supplements as your "Nutritional Safety Net".
這讓我們更有理由去注意飲食健康及身體活動。請確定每天攝取多樣化的新鮮蔬果，控制自己的卡路里在大約2,000大卡之內。另外，如果您有缺乏某些營養素，每天額外在飲食中補充營養就非常重要……就把營養補充品當作是「營養安全網」吧。

Wishing you all the best of heath!
祝大家更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

Hello and Happy Wednesday!
哈囉！歡樂星期三！

I hope all is well with you and that you are feeling great!
我祝你們大家都很好，也都擁有美好感受！

As the number of diabetics increases around the world, we continue to look for natural plant based nutrients to help with this condition. One of the answers may be GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE.
當世界上的糖尿病患者愈來愈多，我們持續地尋找天然草本的營養素來應對這種狀況，其中一種解決方案為「武靴藤」。

A patented extract of the Gymnema sylvestre plant has been found to stimulate insulin secretion in lab tests, opening the way for further research into its diabetes benefits.
武靴藤這一種專利提煉的植物，在實驗中被發現能刺激胰島素分泌，開啟了對糖尿病助益進一步研究的康莊大道。

A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry examined the effect of the plant extract on mouse and human cells in vitro.
經同儕評核的《細胞生理及生化學》期刊發表了一篇研究報告，測試萃取植物素在試管內的老鼠與人類細胞中所產生的結果。

Gymnema sylvestre, grown primarily in the Indian sub-continent, has been used India for centuries as a traditional folk remedy to help maintain optimal health.
武靴藤，大量生長於印度次大陸，被世代的印度人用做民間的傳統草藥，幫助維持理想的健康。

Persaud and colleagues from Kings’ College London tested the isolate in vitro on both mouse and human beta cells, which are the pancreatic cells that secrete insulin.
佩爾紹德及她在倫敦大學國王學院的同事，各別在試管中測試老鼠與人類的β細胞（胰腺細胞，能分泌胰島素）。

If you can find supplements with the Gymnema Sylvestre extract in them, they may help support blood sugar levels.
如果你能夠找到含有武靴藤萃取物的營養補充食品，將能幫助維持血糖值。

wishing you all the best of Health!
祝大家更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

Source: Characterisation of the Insulinotropic Activity of an Aqueous Extract of Gymnema Sylvestre in Mouse β-Cells and Human Islets of Langerhans
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 2009;23:125-132
Authors: Bo Liu, Henry Asare-Anane, Altaf Al-Romaiyan, GuoCai Huang, Stephanie A Amiel, Peter M Jones, Shanta J Persaud
資料來源：武靴藤液態萃取物在老鼠之β細胞與人類之蘭氏小島中對促胰島素分泌活
動的特性
《細胞生理及生化學》，2009年，第23篇，125-132頁
作者：劉博、亨利‧阿薩里-阿難、艾爾塔夫‧艾爾-羅梅晏、黃暠愷、史蒂芬妮‧Ａ‧艾米爾、彼得‧Ｍ‧瓊斯、珊塔‧Ｊ‧佩爾紹德

Hello and Happy Tuesday!
哈囉！歡樂星期二！

I'm back in Los Angeles for 2 weeks enjoying the sunshine. I hope all of you are doing well and that this email finds you in good health!
我回到洛杉磯已經兩個禮拜，並沐浴在美好的陽光中。我希望大家都過得很好，也能在我的電子郵件裡找到您需要的健康資訊！

I receive many questions about soy, especially if soy has estrogenic properties in men.
我收到很多關於大豆的問題，特別是問到大豆是否對男性雌激素有影響。

New evidence shows that soy does NOT act as an estrogen on testosterone levels which is GREAT news!
新的證據顯示，大豆「並沒有」在睪丸素值上的雌激素作用，這真是個「好」消息！

So the nutrition tip of the day is on new research on soy.
因此今天的營養小叮嚀，就是要談談大豆的新研究發現。

A review of 15 studies into the influence of soy proteins or isoflavones on male hormones has found no evidence of an estrogen-like effect.
在檢視過關於大豆蛋白質或大豆異黃酮對男性賀爾蒙的影響的15份研究報告後，證實沒有證據顯示有類雌激素效應。

Soy has garnered attention as a healthy source of protein, and has been linked to a multitude of health benefits, including protection from breast cancer, prostate cancer, menopausal symptoms and heart disease. But some studies have suggested that soy isoflavones could affect male testosterone levels, due to their similarity in chemical structure to estrogen, which means they bind to estrogen receptors and can exert estrogen-like effects.
大豆因為其健康的蛋白質來源而受到矚目，且與很多健康方面的助益相關聯，包括乳癌、前列腺癌、更年期症候群及心臟病等預防功效。但有些研究建議，大豆異黃酮可能會影響男性的睪丸素值，因為大豆異黃酮類似雌激素的化學結構，意即大豆異黃酮會結合雌激素接受器，產生類雌激素效應。

The meta-analysis of data was carried out by researchers at the University of Minnesota who wrote: “Because of the increasing popularity of soy foods and the availability of isoflavone supplements, there is an important public health need to understand the impact of soy isoflavones on reproductive hormone levels in men.”
明尼蘇達大學的學者們透過個人資料層次整合分析，提出這樣的見解：「因大豆食品及大豆異黃酮營養補充食品的持續普及化，為了公共健康，眾人有必要瞭解大豆異黃酮對男性生殖激素水平的影響性。」

They concluded: “These results suggest that consumption of soy foods or isoflavone supplements would not result in the adverse effects associated with lower [testosterone] levels.”
他們如此結語：「結論認為，攝取大豆食品或及大豆異黃酮營養補充食品不會造成（睪丸素）值濃度降低的效應。」

wishing you the Best of health!
祝您們更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉

"Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men: results of a meta-analysis"
Authors: J. M. Hamilton-Reeves, G. Vazquez, S. J. Duval,
W. R. Phipps, M. S. Kurzer, and M. J. Messina.
〈臨床研究顯示大豆蛋白質或異黃酮不會影響男性的生殖激素水平：個人資料層次整合分析所得結論〉
作者：Ｊ‧Ｍ‧漢密爾頓-里夫斯、Ｇ‧瓦茲奎茲、Ｓ‧Ｊ‧杜瓦爾、Ｗ‧Ｒ‧菲普斯、Ｍ‧Ｓ‧庫澤爾、Ｍ‧Ｊ‧梅西納

Hello and Happy Tuesday to you!
哈囉！歡樂星期二！

Today's news shows that research continues to support the consumption of whole grains in the diet for healthy cholesterol.
今天的新聞報導，繼續肯定攝取全穀類食物有助於膽固醇健康。

When most grains like WHEAT are processed, they are filtered so that much of the nutrients are extracted. Even many vitamins and minerals are taken out to create an easily packed FLOUR. Often the fiber and nutrients are taken out, so now food producers are looking towards providing Whole Grain foods which are closer to the natural grain when it's first harvested.
當許多穀類（如小麥）經過加工，製作過程使大部分的營養素被過濾掉；為了製作包裝方便的麵粉，許多維生素和礦物質都被淘汰掉，通常纖維和營養素也被除掉。因此目前的食物製造商，正想辦法提供剛剛採收、較接近自然穀物的「全穀類食物」。

A group in Italy showed that whole grains are good for controlling cholesterol levels when compared with Refined Grains, according to new findings published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.
根據義大利團體所證實並發表於《營養、新陳代謝及心血管疾病》雜誌的新研究，發現對比於「精製穀類」，全穀類食物對於控制膽固醇值有益。

The study adds to the ever-growing body of science supporting the benefits of wholegrain consumption for heart health, which have already led the FDA to permit foods containing at least 51 percent whole grains by weight and are low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol to carry a health claim linking them to a reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
研究報告再申攝取全穀類食物對心臟健康有益之論，亦使食品及藥物管理局同意，依個人體重，全穀類食物應佔飲食的百分之五十一，且低脂肪、低飽和脂肪、低膽固醇，讓身體更健康，也能夠因此降低心臟疾病及某些癌症產生的危險。

At the end of the study, total and LDL cholesterol levels were 4.3 and 4.9 percent lower following consumption of the wholemeal diet, compared to the refined wheat diet, said the researchers.
這項研究報告的最後，學者表示：對比攝取精製小麥飲食及全麥飲食，全麥飲食使整體及低密度脂蛋白膽固醇值都降了百分之4.3到4.9。

“In conclusion, our study demonstrates that consumption of wholemeal wheat foods compared to similar refined foods is able to improve fasting cholesterol levels; conversely this type of diet does not influence glucose and insulin metabolism, antioxidant status or markers of inflammation,” they concluded.
「結論是，我們研究證明，對比攝取全小麥食物及類似的精製食物，全小麥飲食會增加空腹膽固醇值；相反地，這類飲食並不影響血糖及胰島素的新陳代謝作用、抗氧化狀態或發炎指標。」學者們如此結語。

Hello and Happy Monday!
哈囉！歡樂星期一！

Many of you have been writing me about Swine Flu. The important thing is to continue frequent handwashing and good hygiene. The recently declared the Virus H1N1 a "Pandemic" which means that it has spread to enough countries worldwide to define it as such.
很多人一直寫信問我有關豬流感的事情。重要的是持續經常性地洗手以及良好的衛生習慣。近來發佈的H1N1病毒，是一種「全國流行性」的病毒，意指已經散佈到全世界夠多的國家，方得此名。

The first global flu pandemic of the century was declared yesterday after the World Health Organisation held an emergency summit.The decision was taken after it was found the H1N1 virus was spreading in at least global two regions. Cases are on the increase in Australia, the UK, Japan and Chile.
本世紀第一個全球性流感，就在昨天的世界衛生組織所召開的警急會議中宣佈。這項決定是因H1N1病毒已經在至少兩個國家流行，澳洲、英國、日本及智利等國家的新型流感案例持續增加中。

The head of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan was quick to stress that it did not mean the virus was causing more deaths or had increased in severity. The pandemic, which originated in Mexico in April, is thought to have spread to 30,000 people, with 141 deaths so far recorded. The WHO has not recommended that any national borders be closed or that restrictions on the movement of people and goods are currently necessary.
世界衛生組織的負責人陳馮富珍博士隨即表示，這並不代表病毒已經造成過多的傷亡或嚴重地增加患者。於四月份在墨西哥開始的新型流感，據目前統計，已經有至少3萬人感染，全球死亡人數為141位。世衛組織目前並沒有發佈要求任何國家邊界關閉，或禁止人民和貨物進出往來的必要。

So please do not worry too much but make sure to practice good hygiene with frequent handwashing.
因此，請不要太過擔心，但必須確定養成良好衛生習慣，且要勤洗手。

Wishing you the best of health!
祝您們更健康！

Luigi
陸逸吉