【英語閱讀】Science alert丨人們一直在往咖啡裡加膠原蛋白,而科學家們也討論起這種喝法

People Keep Putting Collagen in Their Coffee, And Scientists Have Weighed InCollagen products are popping up everywhere. While collagen is probably most well known for its touted skin care benefits and as a major component of lip enhancers and injections, some celebrities, like Kourtney Kardashian, are suggesting that people drink it. Products derived from collagen are not just in skin creamsand dietary supplements but even in pillow covers and clothing. Kardashian is even selling collagen supplements. Collagen is the body's most abundant protein, made up of amino acids, or peptides. It literally glues our bones, cartilage, skin and blood vessels together. It's what makes our tissues grow, mature and move. Its presence under your skin can keep it from sagging over time. Because our bodies begin to lose collagen in our 20s, skin creams and treatments made from the connective tissues of animals seem like an effective way to combat age. And, it has few side effects. But there's a catch—or two. As a female interested in aging gracefully and as a scientist who studies collagen, I have found the plethora of collagen-based products to be interesting. I have been involved with studying collagen for over a decade as our lab is working to develop a collagen made solely in a laboratory instead of sourcing from animals. I have asked other collagen-knowledgeable colleagues what they think of everyone putting it in their coffee, and I get some smirks. The collagen molecule itself is too large to penetrate the surface of the skin when applied in a cream or lotion. It just sits there until it's washed off. Solubleor hydrolyzed collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good. Likely, a skin improvement is due to additional ingredients in your topical cream or simply additional proline, an amino acid found in collagen. In addition, collagen falls apart at temperatures above body temperature, turning it into plain gelatin—yes, the stuff in Jell-O. At these higher temperatures—when added to hot coffee, for example—collagen's molecular structure melts, diminishing or even negating the desired health benefits.(350words)

People Keep Putting Collagen inTheir Coffee, And Scientists Have Weighed In

人們一直在往咖啡裡加膠原蛋白，而科學家們也討論起這種喝法Collagen products are popping up everywhere. While collagen is probably most well known for its touted skin care benefits and as a major component oflip enhancers and injections, some celebrities, like Kourtney Kardashian, are suggesting that people drink it.膠原蛋白產品如今隨處可見。膠原蛋白最廣為人知的功效可能是它被吹捧的護膚功效，而且它還是豐唇膏和唇部注射唇蜜的主要成分，而考特妮·卡戴珊等部分名人則建議人們喝膠原蛋白。

重點單詞

1.collagen[ˈkɒlədʒən]

e.g.The collagen that is included in face creams comes from animal skin.
     面霜中包含的膠原蛋白來自於動物皮膚。

2.touted['tautid]

e.g.The politician was touted as a friend of people.
     這個政客被吹捧為人民之友。

3.component[kəmˈpəʊnənt]

e.g.Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon.
     濃縮鈾是核武器的一個關鍵組成部分。

4.enhancer [ɪnˈhænsər]

e.g.Cinnamon is an excellent flavour enhancer.
     肉桂是一種絕佳的提味料。

5.injection[ɪnˈdʒekʃn]

e.g.They gave me an injection to help me sleep.
     他們給我打了一針以助我入眠。

6.celebrities[sɪ'lɛbrəti]

e.g.In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.
     1944年，30歲的赫西突然成了一位名人。

1.pop up冒出來

e.g. You solved one problem and another wouldimmediately pop up.
      你解決完一個問題，另一個問題又會馬上冒出來。

Products derived from collagen are not just in skin creams and dietary supplements but even in pillow covers and clothing.Kardashian is even selling collagen supplements.膠原蛋白衍生品不僅存在於護膚霜和膳食補充劑中，甚至還存在於枕套和服裝中。甚至連卡戴珊都在賣膠原蛋白補充劑。e.g.You'll have to change your dietary habits.
     你必須改變你的飲食習慣。

重點詞組

1.derived from來源於

e.g.The Roman languages such as French, Italian, are all derived from Latin.
     拉丁語系，例如法語，義大利語，都起源於拉丁語。

3.collagen supplements膠原蛋白補充劑

Collagen is the body's most abundant protein, made up of amino acids(白由胺基酸), or peptides(多肽). It literally glues our bones,cartilage(軟骨), skin and blood vessels(血管) together. It's what makes our tissues(組織)grow, mature and move. Its presence under your skin can keep it from sagging over time.膠原蛋白由胺基酸或多肽構成，是人體內含量最多的蛋白質。其實是它把我們的骨骼、軟骨、皮膚和血管粘合在了一起，也是它使我們的組織發育、成熟、轉變。隨著時間的推移，存在於皮膚之下的膠原蛋白可以防止皮膚下垂。

重點單詞

1.abundant [əˈbʌndənt]

e.g.There is an abundant supply of cheap labour.
     有豐富的廉價勞動力供應。

2.literally[ˈlɪtərəli]

e.g.Putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving literally hundreds ofpeople.
     上演一臺話劇是一項巨大的事業，它確實要幾百個人參與。

3.sag [sæɡ]

e.g.As a result, the skin may sag.
     結果，皮膚就鬆弛下垂了。

重點詞組

1.keep…from…抑制

e.g. Hearing the words, he couldn't keep fromlaughing.
      聽了這話，他不由得笑了起來。

Because our bodies begin to lose collagen in our 20s, skin creams and treatments made from the connective tissues(結締組織) of animals seem like an effective way to combat age. And,it has few side effects.我們的身體在20多歲時開始失去膠原蛋白，由動物結締組織製成的護膚霜和護理產品似乎是抵抗衰老的有效方法。而且，它幾乎沒有副作用。

重點單詞

1.combat[ˈkɒmbæt]

e.g.Congress has criticized new government measures to combat crime.
     國會批評了新政府防止犯罪的措施。

3.side effects 副作用

e.g.Every drug has possible side effects.
     每一種藥都可能有副作用。

a scientist who studies collagen, I have found the plethora of collagen-based products to be interesting. I have been involved with studying collagen forover a decade as our lab is working to develop a collagen made solely in a laboratory instead of sourcing from animals.但還是有一個或兩個問題。作為一名對優雅地衰老感興趣的女性，以及一名研究膠原蛋白的科學家，我發現大量基於膠原蛋白的產品非常有趣。我從事膠原蛋白研究已有十多年了，我們的實驗室一直致力於開發一種完全在實驗室中合成的，而不是從動物身體上提取的膠原蛋白。

重點單詞

e.g.All that money for two hours' work, what’s the catch?
     幹了兩小時的活就給那麼多錢——這裡面有什麼鬼？

2.plethora [ˈpleθərə]

e.g.A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market.
     大批新的運營商將獲準進入該市場。

3.solely[ˈsəʊlli]

e.g.Selection is based solely on merit.
     選拔唯賢。

4.laboratory[ləˈbɒrətri]

e.g.This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats.
     在實驗室用老鼠進行的實驗證明了這一點。 

I have asked other collagen-knowledgeable colleagues what they think of everyone putting it in their coffee, and I get some smirks. The collagen molecule itself is too large to penetrate the surface of the skin when applied in a cream or lotion. It just sits there until it's washed off. Soluble or hydrolyzed(水解) collagen, which is broken down into smaller fragments, does penetrate the skin, but these fragments are likely too small to do any good.

我問過其他了解膠原蛋白的同事，他們對於人們往咖啡中加入膠原蛋白有什麼看法，而他們傻笑著看著我。膠原蛋白分子本身很大，在用於面霜或乳液時，它無法穿透皮膚表面，只是浮在皮膚上，直到被洗掉。可溶性或水解的膠原蛋白被分解成更小的碎片，確實能穿透皮膚，但這些膠原蛋白碎片似乎太小了，對皮膚並沒有任何好處。

重點單詞

1.smirk[smɜːk]

e.g.Her mouth was drawn back into a smirk of triumph.
     她咧開嘴，洋洋得意地笑了起來。

2.molecule[ˈmɒlɪkjuːl]

e.g.the hydrogen bonds between water molecules
     水分子之間的氫連接

3.penetrate[ˈpenətreɪt]

e.g.These fine particles penetrate deep into the lungs.
     這些微小的塵埃可深深地吸入肺部。

4.lotion[ˈləʊʃn]

e.g.The lotion moisturizes while it cleanses.
     這種乳液具有清潔和潤膚的功效。

5.soluble[ˈsɒljəbl]

e.g.Glucose is soluble in water.
     葡萄糖可溶於水。

重點詞組

1.wash off清洗掉

e.g.No, thick black ink like that won't wash off easily.
     不行，那樣的黑墨水不容易洗掉。

2.break down into分解成

e.g. Protein is first broken down into aminoacids.
      蛋白質首先分解成胺基酸。

Likely, a skin improvement is due to additional ingredients in your topical cream or simply additional proline(胺基酸), an amino acid(脯氨酸) found in collagen. In addition, collagen falls apart at temperatures above body temperature, turning it into plain gelatin(明膠)—yes, the stuff in Jell-O. At these higher temperatures—when added to hot coffee, for example—collagen'smolecular structure melts, diminishing or even negating the desired health benefits.

皮膚的改善很可能是由於你的局部霜中添加了額外的成分，或者僅僅是添加了在膠原蛋白中發現的一種胺基酸——脯氨酸。另外，膠原蛋白在高於體溫的溫度下會分解，變成普通的明膠——沒錯，就是果凍中的那種物質。例如，當加入熱咖啡中時，在這樣的高溫下，膠原蛋白的分子結構會融化，減少甚至不再有期望中的那種有益於健康的療效。

1.additional [ə'dɪʃənl]

e.g.The insurer will also have to pay the additional costs of the trial.
     保險公司將不得不支付審判的額外費用。

2.ingredient[ɪnˈɡriːdiənt]

e.g.Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.
     椰子是多種咖喱菜的基本成分。

3.topical[ˈtɒpɪkl]

e.g.The use of topical anestlatics should be closely monitored.
     局部麻醉藥的應用必須慎重。

4.stuff[stʌf]

e.g.I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's allyou've got.
     我想要點咖啡，如果你們只有粉狀的東西，我也不反對。

5.melt[melt]

e.g.The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid.
     雪已經融化了，但湖面仍然凍得結結實實。

6.diminish[dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]

e.g.Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
     聯邦制度旨在削弱中央政府的權力。

7.negate[nɪˈɡeɪt] 

e.g.These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff.

     這些缺點抹殺了他本來對工作人員的開明態度。

膠原蛋白流失怎麼辦？

人體皮膚表面細胞中的營養成分膠原蛋白是必不可少的，因為細胞骨架就是膠原蛋白組成的，例如年齡大了，身體機能下降，細胞產生膠原蛋白的能力降低，所以細胞衰老過快。還有長時間勞累，輻射等等都會損毀細胞產生膠原蛋白的能力，所以衰老就很快，那麼細胞缺失了膠原蛋白，當你補充充足的膠原蛋白，自然顯得年輕，肌膚也會變得光滑圓潤，也是現在35~40歲的女性都在食用的原因。補充膠原蛋白最簡單的方式，就是補充膠原蛋白粉或者膠原蛋白肽等。這也有一定的作用，可以促進肌膚的吸收，身體的吸收。同時我們平常食物中，也有很多含有膠原蛋白的產品。比如豬腳、雞腳、花膠、銀耳、魚類、豬皮、牛蹄筋等等。最好的刺激膠原蛋白生長的方式，還有就是運動，可以選擇hit運動，這個是對膠原蛋白刺激最好的運動方式之一。要想皮膚好，蔬果少不了。膠原蛋白只是肌膚中的一部分組成，所以要想氣色好，不顯老，要和蔬果相互配合，這樣才能促進膠原蛋白深加工。*說明：文章段落來源於《Science alert》，由MBA大師團隊修改編輯，僅作英語交流學習使用。若對發布的推文存在疑問，感謝您與我們取得聯繫，我們將及時回復處理。前方高能，高質量的廣告時間：在最後30天的關鍵時間段裡，如果還覺得自己複習非常費力，效果不顯著的話，不妨跟著我們的《0基礎抱佛腳》課程一起學，核心考點、解題技巧、蒙猜大法傾囊相授。現在購買基礎上岸包即可享鉅惠，《0基礎上岸包》包含《0基礎抱佛腳》+《真題包》+《高分衝刺課程》+《寫作帶寫團》+《模考押題月》+《英語800+核心詞彙》易學易上手：用最硬核的課程內容，搭配幾位老師幽默風趣、簡單易懂的講解，讓你能快速記住解題大法。性價比高：購買後可以無限反覆聽，碎片時間也能學習，保證你能收穫滿滿。