專家稱每天吃3個香蕉 有效預防中風
Eating three bananas cuts your risk of a stroke, scientists say.
科學家稱，每日吃三支香蕉有助於降低換上中風的危險機率。
A banana for breakfast, one for lunch and one in the evening would provide enough potassium to reduce the chances of suffering a blood clot on the brain by around 21 per cent.
在早中晚三餐時分別吃一支香蕉，這將爲人體提供豐富的鉀元素，從而使得大腦血管梗塞的風險降低21%。
The findings, by British and Italian researchers, suggest thousands of strokes could be prevented by the consumption of other potassium-rich foods such as spinach, nuts, milk, fish and lentils.
英國與意大利的研究人員發現並鼓勵大家用過食用例如菠菜、堅果、牛奶、魚類和小扁豆這樣含鉀豐富的食物來預防中風的發生。
Although some previous studies have suggested bananas could be important for controlling blood pressure and preventing strokes, results have not always been consistent.
儘管在之前的研究中發現，香蕉對於控制血壓和預防中風有着重要的作用，但該結果一直未被廣泛的認可。
In the latest research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, scientists analysed data from eleven different studies - dating back to the mid-Sixties - and pooled the results to get an overall outcome.
科學家在最近分析了十一份不同報告的數據，其中最早的可追溯至上世紀六十電腦，由此得到了一個總結性的研究結果。
They found a daily potassium intake of around 1,600 milligrammes, less than half the UK recommended daily amount for an adult of 3,500mg, was enough to lower stroke risk by more than a fifth.
研究者發現，在英國只有不到一半的人每天攝取的鉀元素的量達到了推薦的3500mg，而每日攝取約1600mg鉀，這將降低換上中風近兩成的機率。
The average banana contains around 500 milligrammes of potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure and controls the balance of fluids in the body.
每支香蕉的鉀含量大約在500mg，這將有效的降低月下，並使其維持在一個均衡的水平。
Too little potassium can lead to an irregular heartbeat, irritability, nausea and diarrhoea.
若人體缺乏鉀元素，則會出現心律不整、易怒，噁心和腹瀉等症狀。
Researchers from the University of Warwick and the University of Naples said potassium intake in most countries is well below the recommended daily amount.
沃裏克大學和那不勒斯大學的研究人員稱，世界上絕大多數國家的人羣鉀的攝取量遠遠低於推薦值。
But if consumers ate more potassium-rich foods and also reduced their salt intake, the annual global death toll from strokes could be cut by more than a million a year.
但如果人們使用含鉀量高的食物，這將降低其鹽的攝取量，這將使得全球每年因中風死亡的人數減少至少100萬。
