休閑對話：油膩食品會使人抑郁

湯姆: Jim, do you like fatty food?

吉姆，你喜歡吃油膩食品嗎?

吉姆: Actually, I am not too particularly fond of fatty food.

事實上，我不怎么喜歡油膩食物。

湯姆: That is good for you. No wander that you always seldom feel depressive.

這樣很好啊!難怪你看上去很少抑郁。

吉姆: Why did you say that?

為什么這樣說呢?

湯姆: Too much processed and fatty foods in the diet increases the risk of depression, according to a research published recently.

根據最近的一個研究表明，吃太多的加工食品和油膩食品會讓人更加抑郁。

吉姆: Really! How did they get the result?

真的嗎?他們是怎么得到這個結論的啊?

湯姆: They asked the participants to complete a questionnaire about their eating habits and a self assessment for depression. What is more, they even provide explanations for the findings.

他們讓參與者做關于他們的飲食喜好和沮喪情懷的自我評定。而且，他們還為這個調查結果提供了科學的解釋。

吉姆: It seems that their research is quite reliable. So what about fish?

看起來他們的研究還挺可信的嘛。那魚呢?

湯姆: According to the study, the polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in fish help to stimulate brain activity, so it protect from depression.

根據調查，魚里面富含的多重不飽和脂肪酸會刺激大腦的運動，所以它可以抑制抑郁情懷。

吉姆: Looks like I have to eat fish rather than sweet food.

看來我應該多吃魚而不是甜的食物了。