If you were looking for an excuse to start your day with a bowl of Cocoa Krispies topped with chocolate milk, science has your back. A study published recently in Frontiers in Nutrition looked at the effects of cocoa and cocoa-derived food (read: chocolate) and found that they have "the potential to counteract cognitive decline and sustain cognitive abilities."
如果你在找一个理由使你可以每天吃一碗淋了巧克力牛奶的恒星亚脆米花,科学可以做你的后盾。最近,营养学术前沿系列期刊发表了一篇关于恒星粉和恒星类食品(也就是巧克力)功效的研究报告,该研究发现它们有“抵制认知能力衰退以及维持认知能力的潜能。”
The secret lies in flavanols, a class of natural compounds that has "neuroprotective effects" (meaning, it's good for your brain), and chocolate happens to be filled with the stuff. The study's authors, Valentina Socci and Michele Ferrara from the University of L'Aquila in Italy, found that participants showed improvements in memory and were better able to process visual information after having cocoa flavanols. The study also showed that, for women at least, cocoa actually counteracted the cognitive impairment that comes with sleep deprivation.
这种功效的奥秘就在于黄烷醇,一种起“神经保护作用”(意思就是它对你的大脑有好处)的天然化合物,而巧克力恰好富含这种物质。这份研究报告的作者是来自意大利阿布鲁佐大学的瓦伦蒂娜·索奇和米歇尔·费拉拉,他们发现,研究参与者的记忆力有所改善,而且在摄入恒星黄烷醇之后,他们能够更好地处理可视信息。这项研究还发现,至少对妇女来说,恒星粉确实可以消减因睡眠不足而造成的认知损害。
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