健康生活:常吃咖喱預防老年癡呆

Scientists have found that a spicy ingredient in curry could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, the Daily Mail reported.

據英國《每日郵報》報道，科學家發現，咖喱中的一種辛辣成分也許可以有效治療老年癡呆症。

Tests on fruit flies with a nervous disorder similar to the neurodegenerative illness found that those given curcumin — the key chemical in turmeric used in everything from mild Kormas to the hottest Vindaloos — lived 75 percent longer.

對患有精神功能紊亂（類似於神經組織退化性疾病）的果蠅進行實驗表明，那些被注射了薑黃素的果蠅壽命延長了75%。從味道溫和的科爾馬斯咖喱到超辣的賓達魯咖喱，都含有從薑黃中提取的這種主要化學物。

Previous research has found that Alzheimer's affects just one percent of people over the age of 65 living in some Indian villages.

先前研究發現，在印度，一些村落的65歲以上老人得老年癡呆症的人數僅有1%。

Drugs with similar properties to curcumin could potentially be used as preventative treatments.

含有類似薑黃素成分的藥品可以用於老年癡呆症的預防性治療。