研究顯示 要想長壽每天要吃10份水果和蔬菜

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers.

研究人員表示，每天吃很多的水果和蔬菜，大約10份，可以使我們長壽。

The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year.

由英國帝國理工大學負責的該研究表明，這樣的飲食習慣可以每年防止780萬人過早死亡。

The team also identified specific fruit and veg that reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease.

該研究團隊還發現了一些可以減少患癌症和心臟病風險的蔬菜和水果。

The analysis showed even small amounts had a health boon, but more is even better.

分析表明，即使少吃一些蔬果也會對健康有益，但是多吃一點兒更好。

A portion counts as 80g (3oz) of fruit or veg - the equivalent of a small banana, a pear or three heaped tablespoons of spinach or peas.

通常一份水果或蔬菜的份量爲80克，也就是相當於一個小香蕉、一個梨、或是三大勺的豌豆和菠菜。

The conclusions were made by pooling data on 95 separate studies, involving two million people's eating habits.

該結論是通過調查和分析200萬人的飲食習慣，並開展了95項不同的研究得出的。

Harriet Micallef, from Chippenham, says she often manages eight to 10 portions a day and has multiple portions of spinach every day.

來自奇彭納姆的哈里特·米卡萊夫表示，她每天都要吃8到10份蔬果，每天都要吃好幾份菠菜。

She told the BBC: "I have a lot, I don't ever have a meal without veg or salad so eight to 10 portions is a regular thing."

她在接受BBC採訪時說道：“我要吃很多蔬果，沒有蔬菜或沙拉的話我甚至都不會吃飯，所以每天8到10份蔬果是經常的事兒。”