Don’t Like Vegetables? It May Be Your Genes
The "taste gene" can affect how people
perceive
different flavors.
“味觉基因”
可能会导致我们对不同的味道产生不同的感觉。
Taste bud sensitivity decreases as we age, so even your most disliked vegetables could become
palatable
later in life.
随着年龄的增长，味蕾的敏感度会下降，所以即使是你最不喜欢的蔬菜在以后的生活中也可能会变得美味可口。
Why is it difficult for some people to eat vegetables?
Researchers at the University of Kentucky believe a certain gene makes compounds in some vegetables taste particularly bitter to some people, so they avoid nutritious, heart-healthy vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage.
肯塔基大学的研究人员认为，某种基因会使某些蔬菜中的化合物对某些人来说特别苦，所以他们才不吃
西兰花、芽甘蓝和卷心菜
等这些富含营养物质、且有益心脏健康的蔬菜。
The average age of the respondents was 52.
More than 70 percent of them were female.
该研究受访者的平均年龄为52岁。
其中女性超过70%。
Since fruits and vegetables contain numerous phytonutrients and essential nutrients that can reduce
inflammation
and oxidative damage — two key damaging processes linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic disease, anything that affects dietary intake of these foods can possibly influence disease development.
由于水果和蔬菜富含大量
可以减少炎症和氧化损伤
（这两种关键性的损伤过程
与心血管疾病、癌症、糖尿病和其他慢性疾病有关
）的植物营养素和必要的营养物质，因此这些食物摄入量的差异可能会影响病情的发展。
"These vegetables are good sources of fiber, folate, as well as vitamin C and K," Annie Mahon, who is a registered dietitian and a nutritionist, said. "These nutrients are important to maintain a healthy
digestive
and immune system, as well as heart health."
注册营养师、营养学家安妮·马洪说：“这些蔬菜富含纤维素、叶酸、维生素C和维生素K，这些营养成分对于维持消化系统、免疫系统以及心脏的健康都很重要。”
Mahon said it is also important to remember that taste buds decrease in sensitivity as we get older.
马洪表示，随着年龄的增长，味蕾的敏感度也会下降，记住这一点也很重要。
"So just because you didn't like a fruit or vegetable when you were young doesn't mean you won't like it as you get older," she said.
她说：“所以，你在年轻时不喜欢的水果或蔬菜并不意味着长大后你也不喜欢。”
(全文共227个词，标红单词为考研重难点词汇)
重难点词汇：
perceive
[pərˈsiːv] vt. 察觉；
理解；
认知 vi. 感知；
认识到
palatable
[ˈpælətəbl] adj. 美味的，可口的；
愉快的
inflammation
[ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn] n. 炎症；
发炎；
燃烧；
发火
digestive
[daɪˈdʒestɪv] adj. 消化的；
助消化的
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