人们吃完饭后会经常有消化不良的情况，一般我们碰到这种问题时，都会吃些山楂片或吃片胃药。可你听说过土豆汁也能帮助解决消化不良么？

　　Health stories from around the world this week include a new study which found drinking potato juice daily can help indigestion.

　　这星期有不少关于健康知识的新发现，其中一项研究表明，每天喝土豆汁可以解决消化不良的问题。

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        Indigestion? Drink some potato juice

　　你碰到了消化不良的问题？那就喝些土豆汁吧。

　　Drinking potato juice every day can ease indigestion, a new study has found.

　　一项新的研究调查发现，每天喝土豆汁可以缓解消化不良的症状。

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        Almost eight out of ten participants who had suffered from chronic indigestion benefited after a week of treatment.

　　在接受了一个星期的治疗后，10位患有慢性消化不良症的被试验者中，几乎有8位在每天坚持喝土豆汁之后症状得到了缓解。

　　One in five was free of symptoms.

　　有两位患者的消化不良症状直接消失了。

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        Freshly pressed potato juice is a traditional treatment for stomach ailments in some parts of Europe.

　　在欧洲的一些地区，饮用鲜榨土豆汁是一种传统的治疗轻微胃病的方法。

　　It is thought that compounds found in potatoes - called alkaloids - have an antacid effect.

　　在土豆中存在一种名叫生物碱的化合物，它有非常好的抗酸剂效果。