How Phytochemicals Work 【植物性化學成分】
Stephanie Watson / 作 愛俐思 / 譯
Chances are you've eaten phytochemicals. Don't be alarmed --they're not toxic agents produced by some huge chemical company, as the name might suggest. Phytochemicals are natural compounds found in the fruits and vegetables we eat (or should eat) every
day.
Phytochemicals help give an orange its orange color and make strawberry red. More importantly, they may protect us from some of the most deadly diseases that threaten us -- diseases such as cancer and heart disease. As the research on phytochemicals' health benefits mounts, many companies are jumping on the bandwagon and producing a variety of supplements containing them.
In this article, we will look at the wide range of phytochemicals contained in the foods we eat every day, learn how they can improve our health and find out how safe and effective they really are.
Click here to read How Phytochemicals Work:
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你應該吃過植物性化學成分（phytochemicals）。不過別緊張，雖然這名字聽起來像大型化學公司製造的毒劑，但事實不然。我們每天都會（或應該吃）吃蔬菜水果，而植物性化學成分則是這些蔬果裡的天然化合物。
橘子之所以為橘黃色，草莓之所以為紅色，都是拜植物性化學成分所賜。更重要的是，植物性化學成分能預防多數致命疾病，如癌症與心臟病。自從研究報告指出植物性化學成分對健康非常有益後，許多公司也趁著這股熱潮，生產各式各樣含此成份的膳食補充品。
接下來，讓我們點閱
http://www.howstuffworks.com/phytochemical.htm
，一起看看我們每日吃的食物到底有哪些植物性化學成分，了解這些成分如何有益健康，以及其安全性與有效性。
原文及圖片出處：
http://www.howstuffworks.com/phytochemical.htm
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