中英對照讀新聞》Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food, study finds 研究發現，認知能力下降與超加工食品有關

研究顯示，吃太多高度加工的食品恐加速認知能力下降。（法新社）

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Too many daily calories from highly processed foods like lunch meats, frozen dinners, and packaged cookies may speed up cognitive decline, a new study suggests.

一項新的研究表明，每天從午餐肉、冷凍晚餐和包裝餅乾等高度加工食品攝入過多卡路里，可能會加速認知能力下降。

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In the study, researchers examined the diets and cognitive function test results of more than 8,000 adults in Brazil. At the start of the study, participants consumed an average of about 2,850 calories a day. About 28 percent of their daily calories came from highly processed foods.

在這項研究中，研究人員檢視巴西8000多名成年人的飲食和認知功能測試結果。在研究開始時，參與者平均每天消耗約2850卡路里的熱量。他們每天有約28％的卡路里來自高度加工食物。

After about nine years of follow-up, cognitive test scores for memory and executive function declined the most for participants who ate the most highly processed foods.

經過約9年追蹤，吃加工食品最多的參與者，其記憶力和執行功能的認知測試分數下降幅度最大。

Ultraprocessed foods are defined as “industrial formulations of food substances (oils, fats, sugars, starch, and protein isolates) that contain little or no whole foods and typically include flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers, and other cosmetic additives,” according to the study.

根據這項研究，超加工食品被定義為「食品物質（油、脂肪、糖、澱粉和蛋白質分離物）的工業配方，含極少或不含全天然食品，通常包括調味劑、色素、乳化劑和其他化妝品添加劑」。

新聞辭典

cognitive：形容詞，感知的；認知的；認識力的。例句：Some of her cognitive functions have been impaired.（她的部分認知能力受損。）

whole food：名詞，（不含人工添加劑的）全天然食品，全營養食品，通常指沒有經過加工處理，或是有限度加工的食材及食物。

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