时差N小时 爆米花是健康的零食?(下)

But plain, simple popcorn¹ is not only a healthful snack but also one of the most nutritious² foods you can eat.

但是普通的爆米花不仅是一款健康的零食，而且是你能吃到的最有营养的食物之一。

How so? For one thing, popcorn is a whole grain that's high in fiber³ and low in calories.

怎么说？一方面，爆米花是一种高纤维、低卡路里的全谷物食品。

Beyond that, food researchers have found that popcorn is teeming⁴ with antioxidant molecules⁵ that help protect against cancer,

此外，食品研究人员发现爆米花富含抗氧化分子，有助于机体抵御癌症，

heart disease and other illnesses, and repair damaged cells.

心脏病及其它疾病的侵袭，还能够修复受损细胞。

In fact, like many whole grains, popcorn has more antioxidants than most fruits and vegetables.

事实上，爆米花与许多全谷物食品一样，其所含的抗氧化物高于水果和蔬菜。

It's still not clear what percentage of those antioxidants is absorbed by the body.

目前尚不明确人体能够吸收多少抗氧化物。

But in any case, if you air-pop popcorn and don't douse⁶ it in butter, salt, and other less healthful things, popcorn is really a very nutritious snack.

但是无论如何，如果你只是单纯的制作爆米花，不添加黄油、盐和其他有害健康的佐料，那么这种爆米花的确是健康零食。

1 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

2 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

3 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

4 teeming   

adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 )；到处都是；（指水、雨等）暴降；倾注

参考例句：

• The rain was teeming down. 大雨倾盆而下。
• the teeming streets of the city 熙熙攘攘的城市街道

5 molecules   

分子( molecule的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

6 douse   

v.把…浸入水中，用水泼；n.泼洒

参考例句：

• Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.人们提来一桶桶水灭火。
• He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。