Apples have been as not only a delicious fruit, but also as an effective way to improve your health. Research suggests that eating apples can benefit your heart, your teeth, and your energy level. Eating a higher amount of fruits and vegetables in general has also been associated with a lower risk for chronic diseases including coronary heart disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer and perhaps even Alzheimer's disease.
蘋(ping)果(guo)不(bu)僅(jin)因(yin)其(qi)美(mei)味(wei)倍(bei)受(shou)熱(re)捧(peng)，而(er)且(qie)對(dui)健(jian)康(kang)有(you)十(shi)分(fen)有(you)利(li)的(de)影(ying)響(xiang)。研(yan)究(jiu)表(biao)明(ming)多(duo)吃(chi)蘋(ping)果(guo)讓(rang)你(ni)心(xin)好(hao)，牙(ya)好(hao)
，精(jing)神(shen)好(hao)。一(yi)般(ban)說(shuo)來(lai)，多(duo)吃(chi)蔬(shu)菜(cai)水(shui)果(guo)能(neng)降(jiang)低(di)罹(li)患(huan)冠(guan)心(xin)病(bing)
、哮喘、糖尿病、癌症和老年癡呆等慢性病的風險。

So, is it true that apples are a super fruit? Do they impact the health and functioning of your brain? The research is limited, but it does show some promise.
那麼，蘋果真的是萬能水果麼
？它們真的能影響大腦健康和機能麼？關於這方麵的研究雖然有限，但的確被證明有一定可能性。

A Review of 3 Research Studies
回顧三項相關研究

The Effect of Apples on Memory
蘋果對記憶的影響

One study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease involved older mice who were fed a deficient diet. These mice then demonstrated a decline in their cognitive ability shown by poor performance in navigating a maze. However, after apple juice was added to their drinking water for a month, their memory was restored and they were able to efficiently navigate the maze again. (Often, research on mice translates to humans, which would suggest that apple juice may improve our memory.)
一項發表於《阿茲海默症期刊》的de課ke題ti研yan究jiu了le一yi組zu年nian老lao的de老lao鼠shu在zai食shi物wu攝she取qu量liang不bu足zu的de條tiao件jian下xia的de行xing為wei。在zai迷mi宮gong測ce試shi中zhong，這zhe些xie老lao鼠shu表biao現xian欠qian佳jia
，顯xian示shi出chu認ren知zhi能neng力li的de下xia降jiang。然ran而er
，把ba蘋ping果guo汁zhi加jia到dao老lao鼠shu的de食shi譜pu裏li一yi個ge月yue後hou，它ta們men的de記ji憶yi力li恢hui複fu到dao原yuan來lai的de水shui平ping且qie又you能neng走zou出chu迷mi宮gong了le。（對老鼠進行的研究常能反映到人類身上
，也就是說，蘋果汁也能提高我們的記憶力）

How Do Apples Affect the Actual Health of the Brain?
蘋果是如何影響大腦的實際健康的？

A second study found that the actual brain structure was affected in mice whose drinking water included apple juice. The mice's brains were examined and found to contain a decreased level of beta amyloid protein, as compared to the brains of mice whose drinking water had not contained apple juice. The accumulation and excess of this protein in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
第二項研究發現喝了加有蘋果汁的水會影響老鼠的實際大腦結構。研究證明，飲用加蘋果汁的水的老鼠
，其大腦所含β-腦內澱粉樣蛋白少於不加蘋果汁的水的老鼠。而這種蛋白在腦內的積聚和過剩是阿茲海默症的顯著特征。

Will Eating an Apple Right Before a Test Help You Perform Better?
在考試前吃個蘋果會讓你表現更佳麼？

A third study tested the immediate effects of apples and spinach (both separately and together) and found no change in the cognitive functioning of the participants right after eating the foods. The study did not, however, measure if a sustained diet that included apples affected cognition or risk of dementia over time.
第三項研究檢驗了吃完蘋果和菠菜（分別吃和同時吃）是shi否fou有you立li竿gan見jian影ying的de效xiao果guo，發fa現xian剛gang吃chi完wan蔬shu菜cai水shui果guo後hou，參can加jia者zhe的de認ren知zhi能neng力li並bing沒mei有you改gai變bian。然ran而er這zhe項xiang研yan究jiu並bing未wei檢jian測ce長chang期qi將jiang水shui果guo納na入ru膳shan食shi對dui認ren知zhi能neng力li或huo癡chi呆dai症zheng病bing發fa幾ji率lv的de影ying響xiang。