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Peanuts are one of the world’s most nutritious foods.
花生是世界上最有營養的食物之一。
Peanuts contain pound for pound more protein, vitamins, and minerals than beef liver and more fat than heavy cream.
等重量的花生所含蛋白質、維他命和礦物質高于牛肝，其脂肪含量高于多脂奶油。
For approximately, 5% of Americans, however, peanuts are not so beneficial; in fact, they’re potentially deadly.
不過，對于約5%的美國人來說，花生不僅對身體毫無益處，而且可能會致命。
Yummy But Deadly
美味但致命
Between 1 and 2% of American adults suffer from food allergies.
大約1%到2%的美國成年人有著食物過敏癥的困擾。
A food allergy occurs when particular proteins in certain foods trigger an immune system response, resulting in various symptoms.
當某種特定食物中的特定蛋白質觸發免疫系統反應后，就會出現食物過敏進而引發多種癥狀。
Many foods can cause allergic reactions ranging from mild to severe, but peanuts trigger notoriously fierce allergic responses.
許多食物會引起過敏反應，輕重程度不等。不過花生能引發非常嚴重的過敏反應。
People allergic to peanuts can experience hives, dizziness, a rapid heartbeat, and in the worst cases, death.
對花生過敏時會產生蕁麻疹，頭暈，心跳加快等癥狀，嚴重時可能導致死亡。
Although only a small percentage of people have peanut allergies, they account for 50% of all food related deaths.
盡管對花生過敏的人群比例較小，但其因過敏死亡的人數卻占所有因食物而死亡人數的50%。
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