肖雅琪

A new study shows that theres a kind of food that canhelp with some of stress—walnuts. Walnuts are known tobe a healthy food. They have healthy fats and proteins2，which are good for the body and the mind. They may not bethe most popular food for students， but they have a positive effect3 both on stress andon the health of the body.

最近的一项研究表明，有一种食物可以帮助缓解压力———核桃。核桃是众所周知的健康食品。它含有健康的脂肪和蛋白质，对身体和大脑都有好处。对于学生来说，它可能不是最受欢迎的食物，但对缓解压力和身体健康都有积极的影响。

There were 80 students taking part in a study in the University of South Australia.One group of students was asked to eat about half a cup of walnuts every day for 16weeks. The other group of students was told not to eat walnuts for those 16 weeks.

南澳大学有80 名学生参加了一项研究。一组学生要在16 周内每天吃大约半杯核桃。另一组被要求在那16 周内不要吃核桃。

The study found that the stress of schoolwork was having a negative effect onstudentsmental4 health and on the protein in their bodies. But for the people whohad been eating walnuts， those were all getting better.

該研究发现，学业压力对学生的心理健康和体内蛋白质（含量）都有负面影响。

但是对于一直吃核桃的人来说，这些情况都有所改善。

Notes

1. walnut. 胡桃；核桃

2. protein  . 蛋白质

3. positive effect 积极的效果

4. mental . 精神的；智力的