A ‘portion’ weighs just under 3oz, equal to a small banana, a medium apple or a small carrot. The findings come from an ongoing European investigation into diet and health, looking at 300,000 people in eight countries.

　　這其中所指的每一份大概相當于三盎司，也就是一只小香蕉，中等個頭的蘋果，或小一些的蘿卜。這究報告是在研究了八個國家的30萬人口的飲食與健康水平后得出的結果。

　　Dr Francesca Crowe, of Oxford University, is working on the project. She said that although ischaemic heart disease (IHD) – the most common form – was less likely in those who ate lots of vegetables, it could be explained because these people might also have healthier lifestyles.

　　來自牛津大學的克洛維博士參與了這項調查研究。她指出，比較常見的缺血性心臟病很少出現在那些攝入很多蔬菜水果的人群中，同時，這位人的健康的生活狀態也是保護他們免于心臟病威脅的原因之一。

　　However, the study specifically showed a reduced risk of dying from IHD of around four per cent for each additional portion of fruit and veg consumed above the lowest category, which was those who ate two or fewer portions.

　　研究充實指出，對于那些攝取蔬果量處于做低標準的人，也就是每日僅有“2份”的人來說，飲食中每增加“一份”的蔬果比重，患上缺血性心臟病的幾率就將縮小4%。

　　The average intake of fruit and vegetables across all the countries in the study was five portions. People in Greece, Italy and Spain ate more and those in Sweden less.

　　這些受調查的歐洲國家中，人們平均每日會吃掉“5份”蔬果，其中，希臘、意大利和西班牙人會吃更多的蔬果，而瑞典人則更少些。