英语新闻听写 扁桃仁提高有益胆固醇水平（在线收听）

Nutritionists consider almonds a superfood.

营养学家认为扁桃仁是一种超级食物。

Especially now that a new study has proven that eating almonds can potentially lower levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol, in a person and can raise levels of HDL, good cholesterol.

尤其是现在，一项新的研究已经证明，吃扁桃仁可以降低人体内的低密度脂蛋白(LDL)，即有害胆固醇的水平，并能提高高密度脂蛋白(HDL)，即有益胆固醇的水平。

Proffessor of nutrition at Penn State, Penny Kris-Etherton, said

宾夕法尼亚州立大学的营养学教授佩妮·克里斯-埃瑟顿说:

"There's a lot of research out there that shows a diet that includes almonds lowers low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, which is a major risk factor for heart disease."

“有很多研究表明，包括扁桃仁在内的饮食可以降低低密度脂蛋白，或低密度脂蛋白胆固醇，而这是心脏病的主要危险因素。”

That's why many nutritionists recommend including almonds in your diet.

因此许多营养学家建议在饮食中加入扁桃仁。