英语阅读_eating carrots

Everybody knows that eating carrots is good for our eyes.

大家都知道吃胡萝卜对我们的眼睛有好处。

But according to a study, grapes could be good for eye health as well.

但是根据一项研究，葡萄可能也对眼睛健康有好处。

This study offers good news to those who want to improve their eye health but do not like carrots.

这项研究给那些想要改善眼睛健康却不喜欢吃胡萝卜的人带来了好消息。

Scientists from Singapore raised the question whether eating foods rich in antioxidants could influence one's eye health.

来自新加坡的科学家提出了这样一个问题：吃富含抗氧化剂的食物是否会影响人的眼睛健康。

Grapes are full of antioxidants, so they made an experiment that was joined in by 34 adults—half of them had one and a half cups of grapes each day while the others had a placebo snack.

葡萄富含抗氧化剂，因此他们做了一项有34名成年人参与的实验——其中一半人每天吃一杯半葡萄，而其他人吃安慰剂零食。

The placebo snack tasted like grapes but had no antioxidants.

这种安慰剂零食尝起来像葡萄，但没有抗氧化剂。

The adults had the grapes or the placebo snack for 16 weeks.

这些成年人吃了16周的葡萄或安慰剂零食。

As planned, the 34 adults didn't know whether they were eating the grapes or the placebo snack.

按计划，这34名成年人并不知道自己吃的是葡萄还是安慰剂零食。

Later on, the researchers found that those who ate grapes showed better antioxidant abilities.

后来，研究人员发现那些吃葡萄的人表现出更好的抗氧化能力。

They had a higher density of the macular pigment in their eyes.

他们眼睛里的黄斑色素密度更高。

The macular pigment can help with eye protection against blue light, a lot of which comes from computer and smartphone screens.

黄斑色素可以帮助眼睛抵御蓝光，其中很多蓝光来自电脑和智能手机屏幕。

Dr Jung Eun Kim, a researcher of the study, explained that their study was the first to find that eating grapes could improve one's eye health.

该研究的研究员金正恩博士解释说，他们的研究首次发现吃葡萄可以改善人的眼睛健康。

Eye health should not be taken for granted.

眼睛健康不应该被视为理所当然。

It is necessary to take action to take good care of one's eyes.

有必要采取行动好好照顾自己的眼睛。

Besides eating foods rich in antioxidants, for those who often face the screen, it is important to take breaks every once in a while.

除了吃富含抗氧化剂的食物外，对于那些经常面对屏幕的人来说，每隔一段时间休息一下是很重要的。

It is generally advised that for every 20 minutes in front of a screen, one should spend 20 seconds looking at something 20 feet away.

通常建议，在屏幕前每坐20分钟，就应该花20秒看一看20英尺外的物体。

英文全文

Everybody knows that eating carrots is good for our eyes. But according to a study, grapes could be good for eye health as well. This study offers good news to those who want to improve their eye health but do not like carrots.

Scientists from Singapore raised the question whether eating foods rich in antioxidants could influence one's eye health. Grapes are full of antioxidants, so they made an experiment that was joined in by 34 adults—half of them had one and a half cups of grapes each day while the others had a placebo snack. The placebo snack tasted like grapes but had no antioxidants. The adults had the grapes or the placebo snack for 16 weeks. As planned, the 34 adults didn't know whether they were eating the grapes or the placebo snack.

Later on, the researchers found that those who ate grapes showed better antioxidant abilities. They had a higher density of the macular pigment in their eyes. The macular pigment can help with eye protection against blue light, a lot of which comes from computer and smartphone screens. Dr Jung Eun Kim, a researcher of the study, explained that their study was the first to find that eating grapes could improve one's eye health.

Eye health should not be taken for granted. It is necessary to take action to take good care of one's eyes. Besides eating foods rich in antioxidants, for those who often face the screen, it is important to take breaks every once in a while. It is generally advised that for every 20 minutes in front of a screen, one should spend 20 seconds looking at something 20 feet away.