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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Eating chocolate improves brain function - study 研究：吃巧克力增強大腦功能
最近的研究發現，常常吃巧克力，和認知功能更好有關。（情境照）
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Cheering news for those with a sweet tooth - a recent study has found that regular chocolate consumption is associated with better cognitive function.
這裡有個讓嗜甜者雀躍的消息——最近的研究發現，常常吃巧克力，和認知功能更好有關。
According to the study, published in the journal Appetite, chocolate consumption was found to be associated with cognitive performance "irrespective of other dietary habits."
根據這份刊登在「食慾」期刊的研究，吃巧克力和認知表現有關，「無論其他飲食習慣如何」。
Researchers looked at data collected during an earlier study in which residents of Syracuse, New York, were measured for dietary intake and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Participants were also given a series of tests designed to measure cognitive function.
研究人員觀察此前一項研究蒐集的資料，該研究評估紐約州雪城居民的飲食攝取，以及心血管疾病的風險因子。參與者也接受一系列旨在測量認知功能的測試。
"More frequent chocolate consumption was significantly associated with better performance on [tests inluding] Visual-Spatial Memory and Organization, Working Memory, Scanning and Tracking, Abstract Reasoning, and the Mini-Mental State Examination," researchers said.
研究人員說：「愈常吃巧克力，和（包括）視覺—空間記憶、組織、工作記憶、掃讀、追蹤、抽象推理、簡易智能狀態（的測試）表現明顯相關。」
新聞辭典
irrespective：形容詞，不顧……的，不管……的。例句：The legislation must be applied irrespective of someone’s ethnic origins.（這項立法必須適用於所有人，不分族裔。）
dietary：形容詞，飲食的。例句：Dietary habits can be very difficult to change.（飲食習慣很難改變。）
reason：動詞，推理。例句：I spent hours reasoning out the solution to the puzzle.（我花好幾個小時才解開這個謎。）
