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 A key ingredient found in beer, effective against a respiratory virus, may help ward off winter sniffles and cold, a new study suggests. |
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Cheers! A key ingredient found in beer, effective against a respiratory virus, may help ward off winter sniffles and cold, a new study suggests. Japanese researchers at Sapporo Medical University found that humulone, a chemical compound in hops, was effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus and was found to have an anti-inflammatory effect. "The RS virus can cause serious pneumonia and breathing difficulties for infants and toddlers, but no vaccination is available at the moment to contain it," Jun Fuchimoto, a researcher from Sapporo Breweries said. Particularly common during cold winter months, the RS virus can also cause symptoms similar to that of the common cold in adults, international online news web media reported. Sapporo Breweries now hopes to create humulone-containing food and (non-alcoholic) beverages that both adults and children can consume. It's not the first time that the health benefits of beer have been touted. Previous research has suggested that drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content. The mineral is important for the growth and development of bone and connective tissue and helping reduce the risk of the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the report said. While experts agree that beer may be beneficial for some people when consumed in moderation, guzzling too much beer-or alcohol - can result in weight gain, dehydration and a plethora of other physical and social hazards. Since only small quantities of humulone can be found in beer, researchers say you would have to drink adequate amounts of it to benefit from the anti-virus effect. Another leading beer expert, Professor Ramon Etruch of the University Hospital in Barcelona, had previously said that only a single unit's worth of beer is required to obtain some of the beneficial health effects. (Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
干杯！一項新研究指出，在啤酒中發現的一種關鍵成分能有效對抗呼吸道病毒，啤酒可能有助于防治冬日感冒和傷風。 日本札幌醫科大學的研究人員發現，啤酒花所含的化合物蛇麻烯能有效對抗呼吸道合胞病毒，而且有消炎作用。 札幌釀酒廠的研究人員淵本說：“呼吸道合胞病毒會引發嬰幼兒嚴重的肺炎和呼吸困難，但目前還沒有可以遏制這一病毒的疫苗。” 網絡媒體國際在線消息報道說，呼吸道合胞病毒在寒冷的冬天特別常見，這一病毒還可能引發類似于成人普通感冒的癥狀。 札幌釀酒廠現在希望能制作出成人和小孩都能食用的含蛇麻烯的食物和（無酒精）飲料。 這并非第一次宣揚啤酒對健康的益處。 先前的研究顯示，由于啤酒中的硅含量很高，喝啤酒可有助于骨骼強健。 報告稱，硅物質對于骨骼和結締組織的生長和發育很重要，能幫助降低患骨質疏松癥的風險。 盡管專家們一致認為適量飲用啤酒對某些人有益，但飲用過量啤酒或酒精則會導致體重增加、脫水及其他許多身體損傷和社會危害。 因為啤酒中蛇麻烯的含量很少，研究人員表示，一個人必須喝足夠量的啤酒才能有抗病毒的效果。 另一位權威啤酒專家、巴塞羅納大學醫院的拉蒙?艾特魯赫教授曾表示，只需喝半品脫啤酒，就能對健康產生一些益處。 相關閱讀 （中國日報網英語點津 陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: sniffles: 鼻塞；感冒 humulone: 蛇麻烯 tout: 高度評價；過分夸獎；吹捧 osteoporosis: 骨質疏松癥 plethora: 過多；太多 a single unit's worth of beer: 一個單位的啤酒，一單位酒精相當于半品脫啤酒。 |
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