研究:讓醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離你的不是蘋(píng)果，是1億蘋(píng)果細(xì)菌

研究:讓醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離你的不是蘋(píng)果，是1億蘋(píng)果細(xì)菌

Here’s a reason to splurge on organic.

這是一個(gè)大肆購(gòu)買(mǎi)有機(jī)食品的理由。

An apple not treated with pesticides contains more than 100 million diverse bacteria could make them better for our health than conventional apples, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.

周三發(fā)表在《微生物學(xué)前沿》(Frontiers in Microbiology)雜志上的一項(xiàng)研究顯示，未經(jīng)殺蟲(chóng)劑處理的蘋(píng)果含有超過(guò)1億種不同的細(xì)菌，它們可能比傳統(tǒng)蘋(píng)果更有益于我們的健康。

These millions of microbes are important in maintaining a healthy gut environment, which other research has linked to everything from lowering our risk of developing allergies to better mental health.

這些數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的微生物在維持健康的腸道環(huán)境中發(fā)揮著重要作用，其他研究已經(jīng)將其與降低我們患過(guò)敏的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)、改善心理健康等方方面面聯(lián)系起來(lái)。

In the study, researchers compared the bacteria in store-bought apples with organic ones that were the same varietal and had roughly the same appearance. They tested all parts of the apple, from the skin to the stem.

在這項(xiàng)研究中，研究人員將商店購(gòu)買(mǎi)的蘋(píng)果中的細(xì)菌與品種相同、外觀(guān)大致相同的有機(jī)蘋(píng)果中的細(xì)菌進(jìn)行了比較。他們測(cè)試了蘋(píng)果的所有部分，從皮到莖。

Though they found there were the same amount of bacteria in both kinds of apples, the variety was vastly different. This diverse bacterial community is the key to making them healthier than conventional, non-organic apples.

雖然他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩種蘋(píng)果的細(xì)菌數(shù)量相同，但品種卻大不相同。這種多樣性的細(xì)菌群落是使蘋(píng)果比傳統(tǒng)的非有機(jī)蘋(píng)果更健康的關(guān)鍵。

Eating something like an organic apple is especially good because typically it’s not cooked, which can kill the helpful bacteria, author Gabriele Berg from Graz University of Technology in Austria told The Guardian.

奧地利格拉茨科技大學(xué)的加布里埃爾·伯格在接受《衛(wèi)報(bào)》采訪(fǎng)時(shí)表示，吃有機(jī)蘋(píng)果尤其有益，因?yàn)橐话銇?lái)說(shuō)，有機(jī)蘋(píng)果是不用煮的，烹飪會(huì)殺死有益的細(xì)菌。

“The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonise our gut,” she said. “Cooking kills most of these, so raw fruit and veg are particularly important sources of gut microbes.”

她說(shuō)：“我們食物中的細(xì)菌、真菌和病毒會(huì)暫時(shí)寄生在我們的腸道中。烹飪會(huì)殺死大部分的細(xì)菌，所以生水果和蔬菜是腸道微生物的重要來(lái)源。”

Organic apples also taste better, the researchers confirmed. A microbe known as methylobacterium — which enhances strawberry-flavored compounds, is “significantly higher abundant in organic apples,” the researchers wrote.

研究人員證實(shí)，有機(jī)蘋(píng)果的味道也更好。研究人員寫(xiě)道，一種被稱(chēng)為甲基桿菌的微生物，可以增強(qiáng)草莓味的化合物，在有機(jī)蘋(píng)果中含量明顯更高。

The outcome is a win-win-win for us, the trees and the environment, researchers concluded.

研究人員總結(jié)說(shuō)，這對(duì)我們、樹(shù)木和環(huán)境來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)三贏的結(jié)果。

“Organic apples conceivably feature favorable health effects for the consumer, the host plant and the environment in contrast to conventional apples, which were found to harbor potential food-borne pathogens,” they wrote.

他們寫(xiě)道:“與傳統(tǒng)蘋(píng)果相比，有機(jī)蘋(píng)果顯然對(duì)消費(fèi)者、寄主植物和環(huán)境都有良好的健康影響，而傳統(tǒng)蘋(píng)果被發(fā)現(xiàn)含有潛在的食源性病原體。”

And in case you were wondering, no, the study was not written by an organic apple, or paid for by Big Apple for that matter. The authors got funding from the Austrian government for the research.

你想這肯定是廣告?不，這項(xiàng)研究不是由有機(jī)蘋(píng)果公司寫(xiě)的，也不是由大蘋(píng)果公司花錢(qián)搞的。作者們是正正經(jīng)經(jīng)從奧地利政府那里得到的研究經(jīng)費(fèi)。