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8 myths about sugar that you need to stop believing

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8 myths about sugar that you need to stop believing

在zài过去guò qù很hěn长cháng的de一yī段duàn时间shí jiān里lǐ,人们rén men都dōu认为rèn wéi吃chī糖táng是shì引起yǐn qǐ肥胖féi pàng、多动duō dòng、糖尿病táng niào bìng、心脑血管xīn nǎo xuè guǎn疾病jí bìng等děng的de万恶wàn è之源zhī yuán,这zhè使shǐ很多hěn duō人rén爱ài吃chī糖táng又yòu不bù敢gǎn吃chī,或者huò zhě选择xuǎn zé添加tiān jiā人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì的de无糖wú táng饮料yǐn liào。

事实上shì shí shàng,糖táng并bìng不bù像xiàng你nǐ想xiǎng的de那么nà me有害yǒu hài。

尽管jǐn guǎn吃chī糖táng太tài多duō和hé肥胖féi pàng以及yǐ jí一yī系列xì liè心脏xīn zàng和hé肝脏gān zàng疾病jí bìng直接zhí jiē相关xiāng guān,但dàn关于guān yú糖táng还是hái shi有yǒu很多hěn duō讹传é chuán,往往wǎng wǎng使得shǐ de适量shì liàng吃chī糖táng听tīng上去shàng qù比bǐ实际上shí jì shàng更gèng糟zāo。

来lái看看kàn kan下面xià miàn这些zhè xiē关于guān yú糖táng的de真相zhēn xiàng,帮bāng你nǐ破除pò chú对duì糖táng的de常见cháng jiàn误解wù jiě。

误解wù jiě1:有些yǒu xiē糖táng比bǐ其他qí tā糖táng更gèng有益yǒu yì健康jiàn kāng事实shì shí:所有suǒ yǒu种类zhǒng lèi的de糖táng对duì身体shēn tǐ的de影响yǐng xiǎng都dōu一样yī yàng。

有人yǒu rén认为rèn wéi,世界shì jiè上shàng有yǒu不同bù tóng种类zhǒng lèi的de糖táng,这zhè是shì一yī个gè误解wù jiě。

红hóng糖táng、白bái糖táng、蜂蜜fēng mì…

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最终zuì zhōng成分chéng fèn都dōu是shì同tóng一yī种zhǒng东西dōng xi——葡萄糖pú tao táng。

各种gè zhǒng形式xíng shì的de糖táng都dōu是shì可kě分解fēn jiě成chéng葡萄糖pú tao táng被bèi吸收xī shōu的de碳水化合物tàn shuǐ huà hé wù误解wù jiě2:糖táng会huì导致dǎo zhì儿童ér tóng过度guò dù活跃huó yuè事实shì shí:糖táng并bìng不bù会huì引起yǐn qǐ亢奋kàng fèn。

多年来duō nián lái各种gè zhǒng科学kē xué研究yán jiū表明biǎo míng,事实上shì shí shàng,吃chī糖táng和hé过度guò dù活跃huó yuè不bù存在cún zài任何rèn hé直接zhí jiē的de联系lián xì。

误解wù jiě3:糖táng和hé硬性yìng xìng毒品dú pǐn一样yī yàng会huì让ràng人rén上瘾shàng yǐn事实shì shí:并bìng没有méi yǒu确凿què záo的de证据zhèng jù证明zhèng míng糖táng会huì让ràng人rén上瘾shàng yǐn。

误解wù jiě4:吃chī太tài多duō糖táng会huì得dé糖尿病táng niào bìng事实shì shí:两liǎng种zhǒng类型lèi xíng的de糖尿病táng niào bìng都dōu是由shì yóu基因jī yīn和hé环境huán jìng因素yīn sù综合zōng hé导致dǎo zhì的de,但是dàn shì单单dān dān是shì多糖duō táng饮食yǐn shí并bìng不会bù huì直接zhí jiē导致dǎo zhì糖尿病táng niào bìng。

误解wù jiě5:相比xiāng bǐ糖táng,人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì对duì身体shēn tǐ更好gèng hǎo事实shì shí:一些yī xiē人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì对duì身体shēn tǐ的de危害wēi hài跟gēn糖táng不相上下bù xiāng shàng xià。

研究yán jiū显示xiǎn shì,喝hē无糖wú táng汽水qì shuǐ的de人rén肥胖féi pàng的de可能性kě néng xìng比bǐ不bù喝hē无糖wú táng汽水qì shuǐ的de人rén高gāo一倍yī bèi。

人工rén gōng甜味剂tián wèi jì糖精táng jīng比bǐ可卡因kě kǎ yīn更gèng容易róng yì让ràng人rén上瘾shàng yǐn。

误解wù jiě6:糖táng导致dǎo zhì蛀牙zhù yá事实shì shí:蛀牙zhù yá实际上shí jì shàng是shì由yóu酸性suān xìng食物shí wù和hé饮料yǐn liào导致dǎo zhì的de,酸性suān xìng物质wù zhì会huì腐蚀fǔ shí牙齿yá chǐ上shàng的de釉质yòu zhì。

误解wù jiě7:你nǐ应该yīng gāi完全wán quán不bù吃chī糖táng事实shì shí:人类rén lèi需要xū yào葡萄糖pú tao táng才cái能néng生存shēng cún。

糖táng对duì身体shēn tǐ本质běn zhì上shàng不bù好hǎo是shì个gè误解wù jiě。

我们wǒ men都dōu需要xū yào糖táng,这zhè是shì让ràng人体rén tǐ运转yùn zhuǎn的de基本jī běn组成zǔ chéng部分bù fen。

糖táng是shì让ràng我们wǒ men存活cún huó的de必需bì xū物质wù zhì。

误解wù jiě8:糖táng是shì各种gè zhǒng身体shēn tǐ问题wèn tí的de根源gēn yuán事实shì shí:糖táng并不bìng bù是shì肥胖féi pàng和hé心脏病xīn zàng bìng背后bèi hòu的de唯一wéi yī原因yuán yīn。

含hán糖táng食物shí wù热量rè liàng都dōu很hěn高gāo,而且ér qiě通常tōng cháng是shì深shēn加工jiā gōng食品shí pǐn。

事情shì qing很hěn简单jiǎn dān:如果rú guǒ你nǐ摄入shè rù很多hěn duō热量rè liàng,体重tǐ zhòng自然zì rán会huì增加zēng jiā,然后rán hòu变得biàn de不bù健康jiàn kāng。

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Vocabulary 209 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
过去 guò qù(in the) past; former; previous
很 hěnvery; quite
长 chánglong
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
时间 shí jiāntime
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
人们 rén menpeople
都 dōuall; both; entirely
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
糖 tángsugar
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
引起 yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
肥胖 féi pàngfat; obese
多动 duō dònghyperactivity; being overly restless and active
糖尿病 táng niào bìngdiabetes; diabetes mellitus
心脑血管 xīn nǎo xuè guǎnheart, brain, and blood vessels; used in compounds referring to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions
疾病 jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
万恶 wàn èeverything that is evil
之源 zhī yuánsource of; origin of
这 zhèthis; these
使 shǐto make / to cause / to enable
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
又 yòuand yet
不 bùno; not so
敢 gǎnto dare
或者 huò zhěor
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
添加 tiān jiāto add; to increase
人工 rén gōngartificial
甜味剂 tián wèi jìsweetener (food additive)
无糖 wú tángsugar free
饮料 yǐn liàodrink / beverage
事实上 shì shí shàngin fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact
并 bìng(not) at all
像 xiàngto resemble / to be like / to look as if
你 nǐyou
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
那么 nà melike that; in that way; to that extent
有害 yǒu hàidestructive / harmful / damaging
尽管 jǐn guǎndespite / although / even though / in spite of
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
和 héand; together with
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
系列 xì lièseries / set
心脏 xīn zàngheart
肝脏 gān zàngliver
直接 zhí jiēdirect / immediate / straightforward
相关 xiāng guānto be interrelated
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
关于 guān yúpertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
还是 hái shistill (as before)
有 yǒuto have; there is
讹传 é chuánunfounded rumor
往往 wǎng wǎngusually / in many cases / more often than not
使得 shǐ deto make; to cause; to bring about
适量 shì liàngappropriate amount
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
上去 shàng qùto go up
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
实际上 shí jì shàngin fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
糟 zāorotten / messy / ruined
来 lái(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
看看 kàn kanto take a look at / to examine / to survey
下面 xià miànthe following
这些 zhè xiēthese
真相 zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
破除 pò chúto eliminate / to do away with / to get rid of
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
常见 cháng jiàncommonly seen / common
误解 wù jiěmisunderstanding
有些 yǒu xiēsome
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
有益 yǒu yìuseful / beneficial / profitable
健康 jiàn kānghealth
事实 shì shífact
所有 suǒ yǒuall
种类 zhǒng lèikind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class
身体 shēn tǐthe body
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
有人 yǒu rénsomeone / people / anyone
世界 shì jièworld
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
红 hóngred / popular / revolutionary
白 báiwhite / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / reactionary / anti-communist
蜂蜜 fēng mìhoney
最终 zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
成分 chéng fèncomposition; ingredient; element; component / one's social status
同 tónglike / same / similar / alike
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
葡萄糖 pú tao tángglucose C6H12O6
各种 gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
形式 xíng shìouter appearance / form / shape / formality
可 kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
分解 fēn jiěto resolve / to decompose / to break down
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
吸收 xī shōuto absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit
碳水化合物 tàn shuǐ huà hé wùcarbohydrate
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
儿童 ér tóngchild
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
活跃 huó yuèactive / lively / excited
亢奋 kàng fènexcited / stimulated
多年来 duō nián láifor the past many years
科学 kē xuéscientific / rational
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
表明 biǎo míngto make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate
存在 cún zàito exist / to be
任何 rèn héany; whatever; whichever
联系 lián xìconnection / contact / relation
硬性 yìng xìngrigid / inflexible / hard (drug)
毒品 dú pǐndrugs; narcotics
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
上瘾 shàng yǐnto get into a habit / to become addicted
没有 méi yǒudoesn't exist / to not be
确凿 què záodefinite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic
证据 zhèng jùevidence / proof / testimony
证明 zhèng míngto prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
得 déto obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease)
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
类型 lèi xíngtype; kind; category / (computer programming) type
是由 shì yóuis caused by; is due to
基因 jī yīngene (loanword)
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
综合 zōng héto sum up / to integrate / to synthesize
但是 dàn shìbut; however
单单 dān dānonly / merely / just
多糖 duō tángpolysaccharide
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
不会 bù huìwill not
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
更好 gèng hǎobetter; more good; to a greater extent good
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
危害 wēi hàiharmful effect; damage
跟 gēnwith / compared with / to / towards
不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched / about the same
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
喝 hēto drink
汽水 qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
可能性 kě néng xìngpossibility; probability
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
一倍 yī bèione times; twice as much; double
糖精 táng jīngsaccharin
可卡因 kě kǎ yīncocaine (loanword)
容易 róng yìlikely; liable to; apt to
蛀牙 zhù yátooth decay; dental caries / decayed tooth; rotten tooth
由 yóufrom / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
酸性 suān xìngacidity
食物 shí wùfood
物质 wù zhìmatter / substance / material
腐蚀 fǔ shíto corrode (degrade chemically) / to rot
牙齿 yá chǐtooth / dental
釉质 yòu zhìtooth enamel; the hard outer protective layer of a tooth
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
完全 wán quántotally; entirely
人类 rén lèihumanity / human race / mankind
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
才 cáithen and only then
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
生存 shēng cúnto exist / to survive
本质 běn zhìessence / nature / innate character / intrinsic quality
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
人体 rén tǐhuman body
运转 yùn zhuǎnto work / to operate / to revolve / to turn around
基本 jī běnbasic / fundamental / main / elementary
组成 zǔ chéngto form / to make up / to constitute
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
存活 cún huóto survive (a serious accident)
必需 bì xūessential / indispensable
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
根源 gēn yuánorigin / root (cause)
并不 bìng bùnot at all; by no means
心脏病 xīn zàng bìngheart disease
背后 bèi hòubehind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
唯一 wéi yīonly; sole
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
含 hánto keep in the mouth / to contain
热量 rè liàngheat / quantity of heat / calorific value
而且 ér qiě(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
深 shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
加工 jiā gōngto process
食品 shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
简单 jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
摄入 shè rùto take in / to absorb / to consume
体重 tǐ zhòngbody weight
自然 zì ránnaturally
增加 zēng jiāto raise; to increase
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
变得 biàn deto become