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An apple a day really could keep the doctor away – as long as you don’t throw away the peel.
有這樣一句諺語：一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我，常吃蘋果的確有益健康，不過前提是得連皮一塊兒吃掉。
The chemical behind the apple skin’s waxy shine is being credited with a host of health benefits from building muscle to keeping the lid on weight. Ursolic acid also keeps cholesterol and blood sugar under control, meaning an apple a day could do wonders for all-round health.
蘋果表皮之所以具有蠟質的光澤全因其含有的某種元素，該成分有益于強健人體肌肉，并且維持健康體重。這種名為熊果酸的物質同時還可以控制膽固醇和血糖水平，這便可以解釋“一日一蘋果”所造就的“健康奇跡”。
Researcher Christopher Adams said: ‘Ursolic acid is an interesting natural compound. It’s part of a normal diet as a component of apple peels.
研究者克里斯托弗·亞當斯說：“熊果酸是一種非常有趣的天然化合物，它不僅是蘋果皮中所含有的物質，同時也是人們每日健康飲食的一部分。”
The importance of apple peel was discovered after Dr Adams, a U.S. expert in how hormones affect the body, set out to find a drug that stops muscles from wasting, keeping pensioners strong as they age and cutting their risk of hard-to-heal fractures.
亞當斯博士在一項研究減緩肌肉萎縮并保持其強健性，同時避免骨折后愈合困難的試驗中意外發現了蘋果皮的重要性。
He said: ‘Muscle wasting is a frequent companion of illness and ageing.
他說：“疾病和衰老常常伴隨著肌肉萎縮的發生。”
