【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 219】好文趣事
文章一：
Cooking Once a Week May Cut Dementia Risk by 70 Percent
The study, recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggests that cooking regularly could lower the chance of dementia by 30 percent. For older people with limited cooking skills, the risk reduction could be as high as 70 percent. The study analyzed data from nearly 11,000 participants aged 65 and older, over six years, ending in 2022. During that period, about 11 percent of participants developed dementia.
Cooking from scratch at least once a week was associated with a 23 percent reduction in dementia risk for men and a 27 percent reduction for women, compared with those who rarely cooked.
The researchers accounted for other factors that could influence dementia risk, such as lifestyle, income, and education, and found that the link between cooking and reduced dementia risk was independent of activities such as gardening, volunteering, or crafting.
Analysis revealed that cooking more frequently was linked to a lower risk of dementia for both men and women, with the extent of cooking skills influencing the effect.
1. 根據本文，下列何者敘述錯誤？
（1）研究從2016年開始。
（2）每週至少下廚一次，可使男性罹患失智症的風險降低23％。
（3）研究指出，定期下廚能讓罹患失智症的風險降低30％。
（4）無論男女，烹飪技術越高，罹患失智症的風險越低。
2. 根據本文，研究者在實驗時，將哪些是可能影響失智症風險的因素納入？
3. 讀完本文後，你有什麼印象深刻之處？你喜歡下廚嗎？理由？
無論男女，烹飪技術越高，罹患失智症的風險越低？您一週下廚幾次呢？。（123RF）（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）
文章二：
Eat Potatoes the Right Way: Calm Your Stomach, Curb Blood Sugar Spikes, and Lose Weight
In addition to aiding digestion, potatoes can also help with weight loss. If you do not eat properly after exercise, you may eat too many calories because of hunger, which can reduce the benefits of the exercise. In this case, baked potatoes are an ideal choice—delicious and convenient. Although 3 1/2 ounces of white rice contain about 183 calories, the same amount of white potato contains only 70 to 90 calories—a significant difference.
To control weight and avoid rapid spikes in blood sugar, it is best to eat potatoes after they have cooled. Because cooled potatoes contain more resistant starch, they slow the rise in blood sugar, making them particularly beneficial for those who need to control their blood sugar levels or lose weight.
Another benefit of eating potatoes after exercise is that they can replenish minerals lost during workouts. Many people experience muscle cramps during exercise or in the middle of the night. One of the leading causes of cramps is a deficiency in minerals such as potassium and magnesium. A 100-gram serving of potato contains approximately 544 milligrams of potassium and 27 milligrams of magnesium. In addition to bananas, potatoes could be an option for replenishing potassium.
1. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？
（1）和馬鈴薯等重的白米飯熱量較高。
（2）運動後，吃烤馬鈴薯能減重。
（3）吃馬鈴薯有助控制血糖。
（4）抽筋是因為運動後沒有立刻吃馬鈴薯。
2. 根據本文，哪兩種食物富含礦物質鉀？
3. 讀完本文，你有何感想？試分享一道你最喜歡的馬鈴薯料理。
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【解答】
文章一：
1. （4）
2. The researchers accounted for other factors that could influence dementia risk, such as lifestyle, income, and education.（研究人員已將其他可能影響失智症風險的因素納入考量，例如生活方式、收入及教育程度。）
文章二：
1. （4）
2. In addition to bananas, potatoes could be an option for replenishing potassium.（除了香蕉之外，馬鈴薯也是補充鉀質的選擇之一。）
（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）◇
