男人們注意！飲食不當記憶力會衰退

The dangers of eating a diet rich in fatty, processed foods are well documented.
吃高脂肪食品及加工食品的危害是有依據的。

But a new study warns reaching for that biscuit, cake, or ready meal could be bad for your mind.
但最近的一項研究向我們發出警告，吃餅乾、蛋糕或速食品可能對你的大腦會產生危害。

A team of researchers in the US have discovered trans-fats found in processed foods is linked to memory loss in men.
美國的一個研究組已經發現加工食品中的反式脂肪會導致男人的記憶力減退。

Trans-fatty acids, or trans-fats, are used to improve taste, texture and shelf-life, are known to be associated with an increased risk of heart disease and there is pressure on food manufacturersaround the world to remove them.
不管是反式脂肪酸還是反式脂肪，都是用來提高食物口感、質地以及起到延長保質期的作用，這些都會提高患心臟疾病的概率。對於全世界食品生廠商來說都面臨着要取消食品添加劑的壓力。

The new research found that consuming larger amounts of trans-fats led to poorer memory in men aged 45 and younger.
這項新研究發現，45歲及以下的男人食用越多的反式脂肪，記憶力就越差。

It showed that men whose diets contained the highest levels of the fats were likely to recall 12 fewer words in a memory test than those who avoided them.
在一項記憶測試中表明，常吃高脂肪食物的男子幾乎要比健康飲食的男子少記住12個單詞。