时差N小时 花生也致命(上)（在线收听）

Peanuts are one of the world’s most nutritious foods.

花生是世界上最有营养的食物之一。

Peanuts contain pound for pound more protein, vitamins, and minerals than beef liver and more fat than heavy cream.

等重量的花生所含蛋白质、维他命和矿物质高于牛肝，其脂肪含量高于多脂奶油。

For approximately, 5% of Americans, however, peanuts are not so beneficial; in fact, they’re potentially deadly.

不过，对于约5%的美国人来说，花生不仅对身体毫无益处，而且可能会致命。

Yummy But Deadly

美味但致命

Between 1 and 2% of American adults suffer from food allergies.

大约1%到2%的美国成年人有着食物过敏症的困扰。

A food allergy occurs when particular proteins in certain foods trigger an immune system response, resulting in various symptoms.

当某种特定食物中的特定蛋白质触发免疫系统反应后，就会出现食物过敏进而引发多种症状。

Many foods can cause allergic reactions ranging from mild to severe, but peanuts trigger notoriously fierce allergic responses.

许多食物会引起过敏反应，轻重程度不等。不过花生能引发非常严重的过敏反应。

People allergic to peanuts can experience hives, dizziness, a rapid heartbeat, and in the worst cases, death.

对花生过敏时会产生荨麻疹，头晕，心跳加快等症状，严重时可能导致死亡。

Although only a small percentage of people have peanut allergies, they account for 50% of all food related deaths.

尽管对花生过敏的人群比例较小，但其因过敏死亡的人数却占所有因食物而死亡人数的50%。