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.

　　这其中所指的每一份大概相当于三盎司，也就是一只小香蕉，中等个头的苹果，或小一些的萝卜。这究报告是在研究了八个国家的30万人口的饮食与健康水平后得出的结果。

　　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.

　　来自牛津大学的克洛维博士参与了这项调查研究。她指出，比较常见的缺血性心脏病很少出现在那些摄入很多蔬菜水果的人群中，同时，这位人的健康的生活状态也是保护他们免于心脏病威胁的原因之一。

　　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.

　　研究充实指出，对于那些摄取蔬果量处于做低标准的人，也就是每日仅有“2份”的人来说，饮食中每增加“一份”的蔬果比重，患上缺血性心脏病的几率就将缩小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.

　　这些受调查的欧洲国家中，人们平均每日会吃掉“5份”蔬果，其中，希腊、意大利和西班牙人会吃更多的蔬果，而瑞典人则更少些。