用橄欖葉製成的藥丸能幫助對抗心臟病嗎？

A pill made from the leaves of the olive tree could be a powerful weapon in the fight against heart disease, scientists say.
科學家稱，用橄欖葉做成的藥丸是對抗心臟病的一種強力武器。

According to research, the olive pill is as effective as some prescription medicines at reducing high blood pressure.
研究顯示，橄欖藥丸跟一些處方藥在降低高血壓方面一樣有效。

And it also appears to lower levels of harmful blood fats, called triglycerides, known to raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
同時還顯示它能降低有害血脂的水平，即甘油三酸酯，它可加大患心臟病和中風的風險。

In a study, patients who took the olive leaf pill for eight weeks saw a significant decline in blood pressure readings and triglyceride levels.
一項研究表明，病人吃這種橄欖葉藥丸8周對降低血壓指數和甘油三酸酯水平有明顯效果。

If further studies confirm the powerful effects of olive leaf tablets, they could be used to help patients who struggle to take blood pressure drugs because of their side-effects.
如果進一步證明這種橄欖葉藥丸的強大效果，就可用它們幫助那些由於有副作用而掙扎着吃血壓藥的患者。

Heart disease is Britain’s biggest killer. High blood pressure is thought to be responsible for 50 per cent of all heart attacks and strokes.
心臟病是英國的最大殺手。高血壓認爲是50%心臟病和中風的原因。

In recent years, studies have shown olive oil can protect the heart by reducing the build-up of fatty deposits inside the coronary arteries.
最近幾年，研究表明橄欖可以通過減少冠狀動脈中脂肪堆積的形成來保護心臟。

Olives have also been credited with helping to lower the risk of breast cancer, ulcerative colitis and even depression. And it seems the trees’ thin, flat leaves may also be able to ward off illness, as they have high levels of compounds called polyphenols.
橄欖還被認爲可以幫助降低患上乳腺癌，潰瘍性結腸炎，甚至是抑鬱症的風險。同時，看來又薄又平的樹葉也可以預防疾病，因爲它們含有許多多酚類化合物。

These plant chemicals have been shown to help slash the risk of major diseases by helping to protect against the harmful effects of free radicals.
這些植物性化學藥品已表明可以通過幫助免受自由基的不利影響，減少患上重大疾病的風險。

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