研究稱啤酒可防感冒 要大量喝纔有效大綱
Cheers! A key ingredient found in beer, effective against a respiratory virus, may help ward off winter sniffles and cold, a new study suggests.
乾杯！一項新研究指出，在啤酒中發現的一種關鍵成分能有效對抗呼吸道病毒，啤酒可能有助於防治冬日感冒和傷風。Japanese researchers at Sapporo Medical University found that humulone, a chemical compound in hops, was effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus and was found to have an anti-inflammatory effect.
日本札幌醫科大學的研究人員發現，啤酒花所含的化合物蛇麻烯能有效對抗呼吸道合胞病毒，而且有消炎作用。"The RS virus can cause serious pneumonia and breathing difficulties for infants and toddlers, but no vaccination is available at the moment to contain it," Jun Fuchimoto, a researcher from Sapporo Breweries said.
札幌釀酒廠的研究人員淵本說：“呼吸道合胞病毒會引發嬰幼兒嚴重的肺炎和呼吸困難，但目前還沒有可以遏制這一病毒的疫苗。”
Particularly common during cold winter months, the RS virus can also cause symptoms similar to that of the common cold in adults, international online news web media reported.
網絡媒體國際在線消息報道說，呼吸道合胞病毒在寒冷的冬天特別常見，這一病毒還可能引發類似於成人普通感冒的症狀。Sapporo Breweries now hopes to create humulone-containing food and (non-alcoholic) beverages that both adults and children can consume.
札幌釀酒廠現在希望能製作出成人和小孩都能食用的含蛇麻烯的食物和（無酒精）飲料。It's not the first time that the health benefits of beer have been touted.
這並非第一次宣揚啤酒對健康的益處。Previous research has suggested that drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content.
先前的研究顯示，由於啤酒中的硅含量很高，喝啤酒可有助於骨骼強健。The mineral is important for the growth and development of bone and connective tissue and helping reduce the risk of the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the report said.
報告稱，硅物質對於骨骼和結締組織的生長和發育很重要，能幫助降低患骨質疏鬆症的風險。While experts agree that beer may be beneficial for some people when consumed in moderation, guzzling too much beer-or alcohol - can result in weight gain, dehydration and a plethora of other physical and social hazards.
儘管專家們一致認爲適量飲用啤酒對某些人有益，但飲用過量啤酒或酒精則會導致體重增加、脫水及其他許多身體損傷和社會危害。Since only small quantities of humulone can be found in beer, researchers say you would have to drink adequate amounts of it to benefit from the anti-virus effect.
因爲啤酒中蛇麻烯的含量很少，研究人員表示，一個人必須喝足夠量的啤酒纔能有抗病毒的效果。Another leading beer expert, Professor Ramon Etruch of the University Hospital in Barcelona, had previously said that only a single unit's worth of beer is required to obtain some of the beneficial health effects.
另一位權威啤酒專家、巴塞羅納大學醫院的拉蒙•艾特魯赫教授曾表示，只需喝半品脫啤酒，就能對健康產生一些益處。
