研究表明懷孕期間多吃水果能使寶寶更聰明大綱
What if we told you there was a magical food you could eat during pregnancy that could potentially increase your newborn baby's level of intelligence? Well, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Alberta, there's one food group that just might do the trick - and that's Fruit!
The researchers' findings are preliminary, but they certainly are intriguing: By analyzing data on 688 children who were a part of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development study, the researchers found that every additional serving of fruit a woman consumed per day during pregnancy corresponded with an increase in her child's cognitive scores one year after birth, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the past, only one other food - fish - has been linked to a boost in children's cognitive development.
目前研究員們發現的只是初步結果，但他們的確很有趣：通過分析加拿大健康嬰兒縱向分析發展研究中688位兒童研究對象的數據，研究員們發現了懷孕期間，孕婦每天多吃一份水果，她們的孩子出生一年後認知水平就會提高，《華爾街日報》報道。過去，只有另一種食物——魚是與促進兒童的認知發展相關聯的。Dr. Piush Mandhane, an associate professor of pediatrics at University of Alberta and a senior author, told the Journal that he was surprised by the strong correlation between a pregnant woman's fruit consumption and her child's increased cognitive scores. But even still, this study should only be taken as a mere suggestion.
Piush Mandhane博士是艾伯特大學兒科學的副教授，同時也是一位資深作家，他告訴《華爾街日報》：他十分驚訝於孕婦的水果攝入量與其寶寶不斷提升的認知水平之間的強大聯繫。但這項研究目前也只能單單視作一個建議。
"We don't want pregnant women to go out and eat a tremendous amount of fruit," Dr. Mandhane said. "It's a single study, and we haven't looked at the health effects of increased fruit intake." (As the Journal notes in its article on the study, eating too much fruit during pregnancy might increase a woman's risk of developing gestational diabetes or lead to excessive weight gain.
“我們可不想孕婦出去吃大量的水果，” Mandhane博士說道。“這只是一個單一的研究，我們還沒有觀察增加水果攝入量帶來的健康影響。”（《華爾街日報》在就這項研究所寫的文章中指出，孕期攝入過多的水果可能會增加孕婦患妊娠期糖尿病的風險，也有可能導致體重過重。）Ultimately, Dr. Mandhane told the Journal that he suggests pregnant women simply "meet the recommendations" the U.S. government sets for daily fruit consumption, which is one and a half to two cups of fruit per day.
最終，Mandhane博士告訴《華爾街日報》：他建議孕婦的水果攝入量只要達到美國政府規定的日水果攝入標準就夠了，也就是每天吃一杯半或兩杯水果。The study also found approximately 50% of pregnant women aren't even eating that government-recommended amount of fruit. To up your fruit intake during pregnancy, Good Housekeeping Institute Nutrition Director Jaclyn London, suggests adding a serving of it to your breakfast, your salad at lunch and your mid-afternoon snack. "Fruit is an amazing source of phytonutrients, antioxidants, key vitamins and minerals and prebiotic fiber - all of which can play a role in improved cognitive function both in-vitro and in-vivo. This study serves as a great reminder to eat-up!"
研究還發現約一半的孕婦達不到政府推薦的日水果攝入標準。營養好管家機構的主任Jaclyn London建議道，爲了增加孕期的水果攝入量，可以在早餐、中餐的沙拉和午後點心時刻加一份水果。“水果是植物營養素、抗氧化劑、重要維他命、礦物質和益生元纖維素的重要來源——這些物質都能在體內和體外的認知功能提升中扮演重要角色。這項研究來的真及時：提醒了我們要吃起來！”
