一天一些起司
If you’re into cheese, here’s good news for you – Cheese is actually good for your health!
如果你很喜歡起司，這裡有個好消息—起司實際上對健康是有益的！
into(prep.)極喜歡、對…有興趣
Old-school thinking says that cheese is unhealthy, in large part due to its saturated fat. But the link between saturated fat and heart disease has now been put into question by newer research.
舊時的想法是「起司是不健康的，大部分是因為它的飽和脂肪」；但較新的研究對飽和脂肪與心臟疾病間的關聯提出質疑。
old-school(adj.)過時的、舊式的、老派的saturate(v.)使飽和、使充滿link(n.)關係、關聯、聯繫disease(n.)疾病research(n.)研究、調查
Contrary to popular belief, cheese can actually benefit your body in several ways.
與大多數的看法不同，起司在一些方面對身體是有好處的。
contrary(adj.)相反的、完全不同的belief(n.)看法benefit(v.)使受益、對…有幫助
1. Cheese reduces your heart disease risk.
1. 起司減少心臟疾病的風險
reduce(v.)減少、降低risk(n.)風險
A major finding from a study shows that eating nearly 2 ounces of cheese daily is associated with an 18-percent lower risk of heart disease.
一項研究的重大發現顯示，每天吃近2盎司的起司與心臟病風險降低18%有關。
major(adj.)主要的、重大的finding(n.)調查結果、研究發現study(n.)研究、調查ounce(n.)盎司associate(v.)將…聯繫在一起
Another key finding is that eating as little as half an ounce of cheese a day could reduce risk of stroke by 13 percent.
另一項重要發現為，每天只吃少像的1/2盎司的起司可降低13%的中風風險。
key(adj.)關鍵的little(adv.)不多、很少stroke(n.)中風
2. Cheese helps prevent diabetes.
2. 起司幫助預防糖尿病
prevent(v.)避免、阻止diabetes(n.)糖尿病
The study also finds that eating 1.75 ounces of cheese daily may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 8 percent because of the shorter-chain saturated fat and calcium in it.
該研究也發現每天吃1.75盎司的起司可能可降低8%罹患2型糖尿病的風險，因為起司中的短鏈飽和脂肪與鈣的緣故。
lower(v.)降低、減少develop(v.)發生calcium(n.)鈣
3. Cheese fends off death.
3. 起司降低死亡風險
fend sth. off避開、迴避death(n.)死亡
A study of whether the foods people eat have something to do with their death finds that eating about 2 ounces of cheese a day may lower the likelihood of death by 38 percent.
一項關於人們所吃的食物是否與他們的死亡有關的研究，發現每天吃約2盎司的起司可能可降低38%的死亡可能性。
whether(conj.)是否likelihood(n.)可能、可能性
4. Cheese improves your cholesterol level.
4. 起司改善膽固醇值
improve(v.)改善cholesterol(n.)膽固醇level(n.)數量、數目
Calcium can ferry fat through your gut so that your body ends up not absorbing the fat and all the calories contained in it, which results in lower cholesterol levels.
鈣能夠通過腸道運送脂肪，因此人體不會吸收該脂肪及其中所含有的熱量，這導致了膽固醇值的降低。
ferry(v.)運送through(prep.)通過gut(n.)腸道absorb(v.)吸收calorie(n.)卡路里contain(v.)包含、含有result in導致、造成
5. Cheese makes you stronger.
5. 起司使身體更強壯
According to a study published in Clinical Interventions in Aging, eating cheese helps boost your muscle mass and improve balance in healthy adults over 60.
根據發表於Clinical Interventions in Aging的一項研究，吃起司可幫助提高肌肉質量，並改善60歲以上健康成人的平衡感。
publish(v.)公佈、發表clinical(adj.)臨床的、門診的intervention(n.)干預、干涉aging(n.)老化boost(v.)增強、推動mass(n.)質量balance(n.)平衡