蔬果的攝取
Drinking a glass of orange juice every day may significantly lower the risk of dementia, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neurology.
刊登在美國《神經醫學》期刊的一項研究指出，每天喝柳橙汁可顯著降低失智症風險。
lower(v.)降低=reduce=lessen=decrease
The study tracked nearly 28,000 men for two decades to examine how their fruit and vegetable consumption affected their brain functionality.
該研究追蹤了近2萬8千名男性長達20年的時間，檢視攝取蔬菜水果如何影響他們的大腦功能，
track(v.)追蹤consume(v.)消費;消耗;攝取consumption(n.)消耗、攝取、消費functionality(n.)功能
The average age of the men when the data was first collected was 51 years.
剛開始收集數據時，這些男性的平均年齡為51歲。
average(n.)平均值(adj.)平均的
It was found that men who drank a glass of orange juice every day were 47 percent less likely to develop poor cognitive skills than those who consumed less than one glass of orange juice in a month.
研究發現，每天喝一杯柳橙汁的受試者認知衰退的機率比一個月內攝取不到一杯柳橙汁的人低了47％，
be likely to RV有可能cognitive(adj.)認知的cognition(n.)認知
The researchers also found that those who had regularly eaten the most vegetables were 17 percent less likely to have moderate cognitive problems and 34 percent less likely to have “extensive” cognitive issues.
研究人員還發現，經常攝取大量蔬菜的人有輕度認知障礙的機率降低了17％，而有「廣泛性」認知障礙的機率減少了34％。
moderate(adj.)中等的、適度的extensive(adj.)廣泛的、大面積的、覆蓋範圍廣的
The study’s lead author Yuan Changzheng said long-term intake of vegetables, fruits and orange juice “may be beneficial” for maintaining cognitive functions.
該研究的主要作者袁昌政表示，長期攝取蔬菜、水果和柳橙汁可能有助於維持認知功能，
long-term(adj.)長期的intake(n.)攝取=consumptionbeneficial(adj.)有益處的;有幫助的
She recommends consuming no more than a small glass (four to six ounces) per day, since fruit juice is usually high in calories from concentrated fruit sugars.
她推薦因為果汁含有濃縮果糖，熱量通常比較高，每天只需要攝取一小杯柳橙汁（四到六盎司）。
recommend(vt.)推薦;建議
“Fruit and vegetable consumption may be a piece of the puzzle towards maintaining cognitive health and should be viewed in conjunction with other behaviors believed to support cognitive health,” said Yuan, who is a second-year doctoral student in Nutritional Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health.
這位哈佛大學公共衛生學院營養流行病學的二年級博士生也指出：「蔬果的攝取可能是維持認知健康的關鍵之一，應該與其他被認為能夠維持認知健康的行為一起觀察。」
a piece of the puzzle解開某謎團或難題的關鍵資訊jigsaw puzzle拼圖in conjunction with~和…一起=together with~=along with~=in combination with~