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文章一：
Eating Handful of Blueberries Daily May Improve Brain Function, Lower Blood Pressure
According to recent studies, eating a handful of blueberries daily may improve brain function and lower blood pressure. New studies are providing compelling evidence that eating blueberries could be an easy way to improve long-term health, including physical and mental well-being.
One of the most recent studies touting blueberries’ benefits was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and involved researchers from King’s and the University of Reading. It analyzed the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 61 healthy men and women aged 65 to 80 who consumed a beverage made with 26 grams of freeze-dried wild blueberry powder (the equivalent of about 178 grams of whole berries). The control group drank a matching placebo.
Over the 12 weeks, researchers found that participants who consumed the berry power had better memory and improved accuracy on attention tasks. They also had lower blood pressure compared to the placebo group. This blueberry group also had increased flow-mediated dilation (FMD), leading to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers believe the blue pigments in blueberries, called anthocyanins, are behind the effects. These polyphenols are noted antioxidants and are also present in other foods, such as raspberries, strawberries, red grapes, and purple vegetables.
1. 根據本文，何者敘述錯誤？
（1）紫色蔬菜裡也能找到anthocyanins。
（2）本文中提到的研究是由the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition所執行。
（3）12週的研究顯示，攝取藍莓飲的組別有更好的記憶力。
（4）每天吃點藍莓有效降低血壓。
2. 根據本文，請列舉3項食用藍莓的好處？
3. 你也喜歡吃藍莓嗎？在閱讀本文前，你是否熟悉藍莓的許多好處？
藍莓。（123RF）文章二：
Mediterranean Diet May Trump Current Recommendations for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A simple switch to a Mediterranean-style diet—olive oil, fish, vegetables, and whole grains—outperformed standard medical advice in reducing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), helping nearly two-thirds of patients feel significantly better within six weeks.
The findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, suggest that the Mediterranean diet would be a successful first-line dietary intervention for IBS, which, according to researchers, would be better than the current recommendations for a complicated low-FODMAP diet that many patients struggle to follow.
Irritable bowel syndrome causes ongoing abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits, which affect up to 15 percent of the U.S. population, with most patients developing their first symptoms before age 40.
Patients on the Mediterranean diet reported reduced bloating and general improved pain and daily functionality, compared with those following traditional dietary advice.
1. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？
（1）low-FODMAP 飲食對多數人來說較易執行。
（2）美國約有15%人口在40歲前出現腸躁症狀。
（3）地中海飲食能有效改善IBS。
（4）IBS的病人改採地中海飲食後，腹脹氣的情況有所改善。
2. 根據本文，腸躁症會出現哪些症狀？
3. 現代人生活緊湊、工作壓力大，外食居多，胃腸經常出問題。本文提到的腸躁症或地中海飲食，你是否熟悉？
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【解答】：
文章一
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2. to improve brain function, lower blood pressure, have better memory , improve accuracy on attention tasks, or lower risk of cardiovascular disease（改善大腦功能、降低血壓、增強記憶力、提高注意力任務的準確度或降低心血管疾病風險。）
文章二
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2. Irritable bowel syndrome causes ongoing abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits.（腸躁症會導致持續性腹痛、腹脹和排便習慣改變。）
（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）◇
